UNITED STATES v. DEJEAN

No. 19-30865.

988 F.3d 813 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick Hale DEJEAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed February 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camille Ann Domingue , Assistant U.S. Attorney, David Jude Ayo , Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, Daniel Noah Lerman , U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Seth Fawer, Esq. , Smith & Fawer, New Orleans, LA, Alvin Joseph Robert, Jr. , Law Office of Al J. Robert, Jr., L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Clement, Ho, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Patrick Hale Dejean of mail fraud and making false statements to a bank. As a justice of the peace, Dejean exploited his position to pilfer thousands of dollars in public funds, which he used for casino gambling. He now challenges the district court's decision to seat a juror who, he claims, was...

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