U.S. v. MATTHEWS

No. 98-50055.

178 F.3d 295 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey MATTHEWS, Michael Cook, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., U.S. Atty., Michael Robert Hardy, San Antonio, TX, for U.S.

John Aloysius Convery, Harsdorff & Convery, San Antonio, TX, for Matthews.

Edward Camara, Jr., San Antonio, TX, for Cook.

Before JONES, DUHÉ and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Jeffrey Matthews ("Matthews") and Michael Cook ("Cook") of carjacking pursuant to 18 U.S.C.A. § 2119 (West Supp.1999), conspiracy to commit carjacking pursuant to 18 U.S.C.A. § 371 (West Supp.1999), and using or carrying a firearm during a carjacking pursuant to 18 U.S.C.A. § 924(c) (West Supp. 1999). The Defendants make the following six arguments on appeal: (1) their antagonistic defenses and the introduction...

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