U.S. v. GENTRY

No. 17-10165.

941 F.3d 767 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Billy Fred GENTRY, Jr., also known as Fred Gentry; Nicole Cynthia Herrera, also known as "Nikki Single"; Billy Ray Skaggs; Charles Ben Bounds, also known as Pretty Boy; Trae Short, also known as "Twig"; Kevin Kyle Killough, also known as Kilo; Michael Clay Heaslet, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily Baker Falconer , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Leigha Amy Simonton , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Ray Harris , Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Billy Fred Gentry, Jr.

Camille M. Knight , Burleson, Pate & Gibson, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Nicole Cynthia Herrera.

Doyle Raymond Bunch, III, Esq. , Burleson, Pate & Gibson, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Billy Ray Skaggs.

Shane John Stolarczyk, Esq. , Keller Stolarczyk P.L.L.C., Boerne, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Charles Ben Bounds.

Frank Dounell Able , Hurst, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Trae Short.

Derek D. Brown , Law Office of Derek Brown, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Kevin Kyle Killough.

Peter Christian Smythe , Smythe, P.C., Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Michael Clay Heaslet.

Before KING, HIGGINSON, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


This case involves a direct criminal appeal by seven defendants from a jury trial that resulted in each defendant's conviction on a single count: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine ("meth"). The defendants—Charles Ben Bounds, aka "Pretty Boy" ("Bounds")...

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