Legal Opinion

United States v. Kenneth Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 16, 2013No. 12-10592PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

In this dihect appeal, Kenneth and Leah Brown challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting their federal jury trial convictions for conspiracy to commit theft from a program receiving federal funds, as well as the procedural and substantive reasonableness of their within-Guidelines sentences. Concluding that the evidence is sufficient to support their convictions, and that their sentences are procedurally and substantively reasonable, we AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

Kenneth and Leah Brown were charged in a single-count' superseding indictment with conspiracy to -commit…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Salinas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. United States v. CooksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by33 opinions

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