U.S. v. BROWN

No. 12-10592.

727 F.3d 329 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Kenneth Wayne BROWN; Leah Michele Brown, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. McKay, Esq. (argued). Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Patrick Whalen (argued). Piano, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Kenneth Wayne Brown.

Carl David Medders, Esq. (argued), Burleson, Pate & Gibson, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellant Leah Michele Brown.

Before ELROD and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges, and MARTINEZ, District Judge.


HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

In this direct appeal, Kenneth and Leah Brown challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their federal jury trial convictions for conspiracy to commit theft from a program receiving federal funds, as well as the procedural and substantive reasonableness of their within-Guidelines sentences. Concluding that the evidence is sufficient to support their convictions, and that their sentences are procedurally and substantively reasonable...

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