Legal Opinion

United States v. Khalid Aldawsari

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 23, 2014No. 12-11166PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

In this case, Appellant challenges the validity of his criminal conviction and sentence of life imprisonment. In particular, Appellant argues that the district court improperly denied his motion to suppress evidence, delivered an invalid instruction to the jury, and erred when calculating Appellant’s sentence. As set forth below, we disagree with each of these arguments and therefore affirm Appellant’s conviction and sentence.

I

Appellant is a national of Saudi Arabia who initially came to the United States to study chemical engineering. According to the evidence…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. Cisneros-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Shukri BakerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. United States v. NygrenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. David MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Thomas Malone, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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