U.S. v. HUGHES

No. 12-60005.

726 F.3d 656 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Antonio HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 8, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darren John LaMarca , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Richard Terrell Starrett , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jackson, MS, Gaines H. Cleveland , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Gulfport, MS, for

Franklyn Ray Mickelsen, Jr. , Broden & Mickelsen, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Antonio Hughes appeals his convictions and sentence in this drug distribution conspiracy case. We AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part the judgment of the district court.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Hughes was charged by indictment with one count of conspiracy to distribute fifty grams or more of a substance containing cocaine base (Count 1, the "conspiracy count"), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and four counts...

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