U.S. v. MENDEZ

No. 16-41057.

885 F.3d 899 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eligio San Miguel MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED March 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen K. Wilson , Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Michael Lance Herman , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Eligio San Miguel Mendez was one of the targets of a gang and narcotics investigation. Officers secured a search warrant for his residence but were unable to arrange for a SWAT team to assist them. As a result, they decided to wait for him to leave the residence before moving in for the search. Once he left, the officer leading...

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