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U.S. v. SALAZAR

No. 13-20162.

751 F.3d 326 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Agudin SALAZAR, Also Known as Juan Fondin Salazar, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffery Alan Babcock , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Yolanda Evette Jarmon, Esq. , Law Office of Yolanda Jarmon, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Juan Salazar was charged with multiple drug and gun violations. At trial, the government presented overwhelming evidence of guilt; against the advice of counsel, Salazar decided to testify and confessed to all of the crimes charged. At the trial's conclusion, believing no factual issue remained for the jury, the district court instructed the jury to go back and find the Defendant guilty. Because the Sixth Amendment safeguards even an...

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