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UNITED STATES v. LARA

No. 20-50112.

23 F.4th 459 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mary Ann LARA; Melissa Janet Lara, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 11, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Elizabeth Berenguer , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jerry Van Beard, Esq. , Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Mary Ann Lara.

John Anthony Peralta, Esq. , Lufkin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant Melissa Janet Lara.

Before King, Higginson, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.

Sisters Mary Ann Lara and Melissa Lara were convicted by a jury of various drug trafficking counts after attempting to drive a pickup truck containing over 38 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a compartment in the truck's tires from Mexico into the United States. They were sentenced to 288 months' imprisonment...

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