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U.S. v. MELANCON

No. 10-30744.

662 F.3d 708 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael MELANCON, also known as Kevin Melancon; David Melancon, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Edwin Landrieu , Diane Hollenshead Copes (argued), Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robin Elise Schulberg (argued), George Chaney, Jr. , Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, HAYNES, Circuit Judge, and CRONE, District Judge.

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Michael Melancon ("Michael") and his nephew, David Melancon ("David"), appeal their convictions following a jury trial. David also appeals his sentence. We AFFIRM.

I. Facts and Background

We briefly review the facts pertinent to this appeal. David was the driver of a car in which Jamar Higgins was a passenger when Arnold Wyatt began shooting at the car. Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury verdict, David...

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