United States v. Dennis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Gary Stephen Dennis appeals his conviction and 24-month sentence for violating 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(3) of the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act. Dennis first argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. Because Dennis did not renew his Fed.R.Crim.P. 29 motion at the close of the evidence, we consider only whether “the record is devoid of evidence pointing to guilt or contains evidence on a key element of the offense that is so tenuous that a conviction would be shocking.” See United States v. McIntosh, 280 F.3d 479, 483 (5th Cir.2002). The record is not devoid…
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- United States v. CalverleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Smallwood v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Joyce Elaine PolasekCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. McIntoshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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