United States v. Lewis

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 95-30860 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JAMES M. LEWIS; DEBRA FAYE LEWIS, Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana August 19, 1996 Before JOLLY, DUHÉ, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge: James M. Lewis and Debra Faye Lewis appeal their convictions for first degree murder under Louisiana law pursuant to the Assimilative Crimes Act. Because the federal murder statute and sentencing guidelines occupy the area of the law,…