U.S. v. BERNARD

No. 00-50523.

299 F.3d 467 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon BERNARD and Christopher Andre Vialva, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Angela J. Moore (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert Charles Owen (argued), Schonemann, Rountree & Owen, Austin, TX, Walter Mabry Reaves, Jr., Law Offices of Walter Reaves, West, TX, for Brandon Bernard.

Steven C. Losch, Longview, TX, Stanley Lee Schwieger (argued), Waco, TX, for Christopher Andre Vialva.

Before JONES, WIENER and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Brandon Bernard and Christopher Andre Vialva were jointly tried, found guilty and sentenced to death for the murders of Todd and Stacie Bagley on the property of Fort Hood, Texas. See Federal Death Penalty Act ("FDPA") of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 3591 et seq. Bernard and Vialva now appeal their convictions and sentences. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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