U.S. v. PETRAS

No. 16-11631.

879 F.3d 155 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan Khalid PETRAS; Wisam Imad Shaker, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed January 8, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigha Amy Simonton , James Wesley Hendrix , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Matthew Wright , Bonita L. Gunden , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Amarillo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Jonathan Khalid Petras.

Thomas Dale Farris , Attorney, Peterson Farris Byrd & Parker, Blair Saylor Oscarsson , Sprouse Shrader Smith, P.L.L.C., Amarillo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Wisam Imad Shaker.

Before JONES, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


Jonathan Petras and Wisam Shaker were convicted of interfering with the performance of the duties of a flight crew by intimidation, in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 46504. The defendants appeal on various grounds. Finding no error, we affirm.

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