U.S. v. TELLO

No. 18-40347.

924 F.3d 782 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rafael TELLO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed May 21, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Scott Andrew Martin , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Kathryn Shephard , Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Rafael Tello with transporting an illegal alien within the United States by means of a motor vehicle. At an immigration checkpoint, the aliens were found hidden in a storage compartment in the sleeper area of the tractor-trailer that Tello was driving....

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