U.S. v. HANKTON

No. 16-31126, Consolidated with 16-31144, Consolidated with 16-31152.

875 F.3d 786 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Thomas HANKTON, also known as Squirt Hankton, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Derrick Smothers, also known as Dump Smothers, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Terrell Smothers, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed November 16, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Ryan McLaren , Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Jeffrey Keith Sandman , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William Sothern, Esq. , Law Office of William M. Sothern, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant THOMAS HANKTON.

Nisha Sandhu , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant DERRICK SMOTHERS.

Peter Franklin , Theis, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant TERRELL SMOTHERS.

Before CLEMENT, PRADO, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


When Derrick Smothers, Terrell Smothers,1 and Thomas Hankton (collectively, "Defendants") were originally sentenced, each received a sentence reduction for previously serving time on related state charges. Thirteen days after sentencing, the Government...

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