Legal Opinion

United States v. Johnston

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 10, 2009No. 08-10120PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Tiffany Johnston (“Tiffany”) appeals her sentence. We vacate and remand for re-sentencing.

I

Tiffany’s husband Jason Johnston, along with Cleties Conley, escaped from prison and made their way to a friend’s house. Jason called Tiffany to pick him up and asked her to bring his handgun. She obligingly packed the weapon in the trunk of her ear, loaded her son into the back seat, and collected the escapees. Once on the road, Jason retrieved his gun from the trunk.

Law enforcement officers initiated a traffic stop and ordered the foursome to exit the vehicle. Tiffany…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. John Simon GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Natonya Tamu CobbCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Daniel StanfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Rafael Cortez-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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