Legal Opinion

United States v. Ricardo Ruiz and Tyrone Michael Crawford

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 15, 1993No. 92-8033PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

I. Facts and Procedural History

On August 25, 1991, Ricardo Ruiz and Tyrone Michael Crawford went in Ruiz’s truck to the Military Clothing Sales Store at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. After arriving at the store, Ruiz waited with the truck engine running, while Crawford, who had a gun in his pocket, went to the back door of the store.

After hearing Crawford at the back door, the shift supervisor at the store, Martha Garner, opened the door thinking Crawford was an employee’s spouse. Crawford then attempted to force his way inside the store, and Garner believing that…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. United States v. Richard StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Loy Lavator Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. United States v. Perry York, United States of America v. Peter Andrew RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Gilberto Pineda-Ortuno and Carlos Ramirez-CarranzaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. Leonard Joseph YannottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. Brad Eugene Branch, Kevin Whitecliff, Jaime Castillo, Renos Lenny Avraam, Paul Fatta and Graeme Leonard CraddockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Nam Tan NguyenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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