United States v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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…
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