Legal Opinion
United States v. Mares
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2005No. 03-21035PublishedCited by 1,034 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Samuel Richard Mares, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence for the crime of being a felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). We find no merit to any of Mares’ arguments challenging his conviction which we affirm.
The principal issue in this appeal is the legality of Mares’ sentence following the Supreme Court’s decision in Booker/Fanfan. United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Mares raised this issue for the first time in his brief filed with us on direct appeal. We agree with…
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