U.S. v. LEDEZMA-CEPEDA

No. 16-11731.

894 F.3d 686 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Gerardo LEDEZMA-CEPEDA, Also Known as Chuy, Also Known as Juan Ramos; Jose Luis Cepeda-Cortes, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail A. Hayworth , James Wesley Hendrix , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Warren St. John, Esq. , Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Jesus Gerardo Ledezma-Cepeda, also known as Chuy, also known as Juan Ramos.

William Reagan Wynn , Jeffrey A. Kearney , Kearney Wynn, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Jose Luis Cepeda-Cortes.

Before SMITH, WIENER, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


Jesus Ledezma-Cepeda ("Ledezma") and Jose Cepeda-Cortes ("Cepeda") appeal their convictions of interstate stalking and conspiracy to commit murder for hire. Cepeda appeals his conviction of tampering with documents or proceedings. Cepeda claims the district court abused its discretion in declining to sever his case...

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