U.S. v. RICHMOND

No. 17-40299.

915 F.3d 352 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jennifer Lynn RICHMOND, Defendant-Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed February 8, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna Elizabeth Kalluri , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Kayla R. Gassmann , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Michael Lance Herman , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Scott Andrew Martin , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before GRAVES and COSTA, Circuit Judges and BENNETT, District Judge.


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