U.S. v. ESCARENO SANCHEZ

No. 06-50259.

507 F.3d 877 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Moises ESCARENO SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Margaret M. Embry, San Antonio, TX, for U.S.

Donna F. Coltharp, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Fed. Pub. Def., San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Moises Escareno Sanchez ("Sanchez") appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, arguing that the district court erred when it denied his motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine and refused to instruct the jury a second time regarding the government's burden of proof. Sanchez also appeals his sentence, arguing that it is unreasonable. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTS AND...

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