U.S. v. LONGORIA

Nos. 00-50405, 00-50406.

298 F.3d 367 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel LONGORIA, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Adrian Gonzalez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen A. Lockwood, San Antonio, TX, for U.S. in 00-50405.

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, Michael R. Dreeben (argued), Nina Swift Goodman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for U.S. in both cases.

Henry Joseph Bemporad (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Longoria.

Peter Goldberger, Law Office of Peter Goldberger, Admore, PA, for Nat. Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation, Amicus Curiae.

Angela S. Raba, Angela J. Moore, San Antonio, TX, for U.S. in 00-50406.

John Aloysius Convery (argued), Harsdorff & Convery, San Antonio, TX, for Gonzalez.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, PARKER, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), the Supreme Court held: "Other than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt." Id. at 490, 120 S.Ct. 2348. In the wake of Apprendi, this court and all our sister circuits have unanimously...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases