U.S. v. BATES

No. 15-31087.

850 F.3d 807 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nemessis BATES, also known as Nemesis Bates, also known as Nemo Bates, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed March 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Boitmann , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Elizabeth A. Privitera , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Autumn Alycia Town , Law Office of Autumn Town, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Nemessis Bates, Pro Se.

Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


This is a murder-for-hire case. Nemesis "Nemo" Bates owned Nemo's Carwash in New Orleans. In 2010, someone stole a significant amount of jewelry and $20,000 in cash from Bates. Bates reported the theft to the police and told them that he suspected his friend Christopher "Tiger" Smith was the culprit. On November...

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