Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles Fulton, Sr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 27, 2019No. 17-41251PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

The petition for rehearing is DENIED. The court's prior opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted.

A jury convicted Charles Fulton, Sr. on four counts of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy. The most significant issue concerns a long-delayed search of his cellphone. Fulton also makes arguments drawn from the Confrontation and Grand Jury clauses of the Constitution, and he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We AFFIRM.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In October 2014, a Galveston juvenile probation officer learned from the father of…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Herring v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
  2. State v. GroceOhio Court of Appeals · 2025
  3. United States v. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2025

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