UNITED STATES v. HANKTON

No. 16-30995.

51 F.4th 578 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Telly HANKTON; Walter Porter; Kevin Jackson; Andre Hankton, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED October 14, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Meghan Harwell Bitoun , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Telly Hankton.

Sarah Lynn Ottinger, Esq. , New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Walter Porter.

Michael Seth Fawer, Esq. , Smith & Fawer, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Kevin Jackson.

Celia Clary Rhoads, Esq. , Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant Andre Hankton.

Before Dennis, Southwick, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


Telly Hankton, Andre Hankton,1 Walter Porter, and Kevin Jackson were convicted of numerous crimes stemming from their participation in a violent New Orleans street gang. We affirm their convictions in large part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.

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