UNITED STATES v. McCLAREN

No. 17-30524.

998 F.3d 203 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Delwin McCLAREN; Dedrick Keelen; Jawan Fortia; Bryan Scott; Lionel Allen, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed May 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle Daly , Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Jeffrey Ryan McLaren , Edward John Rivera, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John-Michael Lawrence , John-Michael Lawrence, L.L.C., Jacksonville, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Delwin McClaren.

Autumn Alycia Town , Law Office of Autumn Town, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Dedrick Keelen.

Celia Clary Rhoads, Esq. , Claude John Kelly, III , Federal Public Defender, Ada Phleger, Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Jawan Fortia.

Alysson Leigh Mills , Mills & Amond, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant Appellant Lionel Allen.

Before Stewart, Higginson, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


Defendants Delwin McClaren, Dedrick Keelen, Jawan Fortia, Bryan Scott, and Lionel Allen were convicted of numerous crimes related to their participation in a New Orleans street gang. We AFFIRM their convictions in part and VACATE in part.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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