U.S. v. GARZA-ROBLES

No. 07-40747.

627 F.3d 161 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose A. GARZA-ROBLES, also known as Jose Alberto Garza-Robles, also known as Betio, also known as Beto; Hector Herrera-Sifuentes, also known as Checo, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto F. Ramirez , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Laredo, TX, Julia Bowen Stern , James Lee Turner , Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Clay Scott Conrad (argued), Looney & Conrad, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before CLEMENT, SOUTHWICK and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

Two codefendants appeal from their convictions for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap. Both argue the evidence is insufficient to sustain their convictions, while one claims an error in sentencing. We AFFIRM.

FACTS

Ramone Santiago Hernandez, Jr. was a drug trafficker living in Laredo, Texas. In June 2006, Hernandez was in the border city of Miguel Aleman, Mexico, which is joined with Roma, Texas by a bridge over...

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