Legal Opinion

United States v. Joshua Conlan

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 14, 2015No. 13-50842PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

A jury found Joshua Conlan guilty of stalking a television news reporter (“JMP”) and her husband (“JP”) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A. He raises ten issues on appeal, involving sufficiency of the evidence; unconstitutional vagueness; double jeopardy; suppression of evidence; withdrawal and substitution of counsel; denial of self-representation; juror misconduct; speedy trial violations; and sentencing. We affirm.

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Conlan and JMP dated as teenagers but had no further contact until JMP appeared on national news networks several years later. Conlan sent her a…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Renico v. LettSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824

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3Cited by31 opinions

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