U.S. v. SMITH

No. 15-11185.

839 F.3d 456 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Van Allen SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed October 14, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Baker Falconer , James Wesley Hendrix , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Brandon Elliott Beck , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, TX, Christopher Allen Curtis , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Jessica Graf , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, Jason Douglas Hawkins , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Van Allen Smith was serving a 60-month term of supervised release when he physically assaulted his ex-girlfriend. An assistant public defender represented Smith in the resulting revocation proceeding. On the morning of his revocation hearing, Smith asked the district...

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