U.S. v. BARRON

Nos. 18-5222/5515.

940 F.3d 903 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nestor BARRON (18-5222); Jorge de Jesus Macias Pedroza (18-5515), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Patrick F. Nash , NASH MARSHALL, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant in 18-5222. Dan Carman , Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant in 18-5515. Meghan Stubblebine , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Patrick F. Nash , NASH MARSHALL, PLLC, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant in 18-5222. Dan Carman , Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant in 18-5515. Meghan Stubblebine , Charles P. Wisdom, Jr. , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

COLE, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which CLAY, J., joined, and SILER, J., joined in part. SILER, J. (pg. 921), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

In the fall of 2016, law enforcement agents in Lexington, Kentucky, began investigating Fernando Rafael Lara Salas for drug-trafficking activities. During the investigation, officers learned that Lara Salas was associated with Defendants Jorge de Jesus Macias Pedroza and Nestor Barron. Barron and Macias Pedroza...

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