Legal Opinion

United States v. Jesse Huerra

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 27, 2018No. 16-11783PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Jesse Huerra was convicted of distributing methamphetamine, using firearms to further a drug-trafficking crime, and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. Huerra has appealed and contends that: (1) there was no probable cause to issue the warrant and therefore the district court should have suppressed the evidence *514 seized during a search of his home; (2) errors during voir dire violated his Sixth Amendment right to a fair and impartial jury; and (3) the district court erroneously applied the career-offender enhancement to his Sentencing Guidelines range. We…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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