UNITED STATES v. MEARIS

No. 21-20047.

36 F.4th 649 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Wayne MEARIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed June 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Reed , Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James Eric Ashford, Esq. , Law Offices of Eric Ashford, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Richman, Chief Judge, and Higginbotham and Elrod, Circuit Judges.


David Mearis was convicted of five counts of sex trafficking. He now appeals his conviction, arguing that his right to a speedy trial was violated, that there is insufficient evidence to support one count of his conviction, and that the prosecutor made an improper remark in her closing argument. We affirm...

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