U.S. v. MARES

No. 03-21035.

402 F.3d 511 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel Richard MARES, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 4, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine L. Haden (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Raquel Kathy Wilson, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Philip G. Gallagher (argued), Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, DAVIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Samuel Richard Mares, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence for the crime of being a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). We find no merit to any of Mares' arguments challenging his conviction which we affirm.

The principal issue in this appeal is the legality of Mares' sentence following the Supreme Court's decision in Booker/Fanfan. United States v. Booker...

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