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United States v. Greer

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 3, 1991
948 F.2d 934 (5th Cir. 1991)

Summary

upholding upward adjustment under § 3A1.1 where defendants targeted black, Hispanic, and Jewish citizens

Summary of this case from U.S. v. Peters

Opinion

No. 90-1348.

December 3, 1991.

Jeb Loveless, Dallas, Tex. (court-appointed), for Tarrant.

James M. Murphy, Dallas, Tex. (court-appointed), for Greer.

J. Craig Jett, Dallas, Tex. (court-appointed), for Wood.

R. Kristin Weaver, Dallas, Tex., for Jordan.

Blake Withrow, Dallas, Tex., for Lawrence.

David L. Botsford, Alvis, Carssow, Cummins, Hoeffner Botsford, Austin, Tex., for amicus curiae, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Assoc.

Lisa J. Stark, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, POLITZ, KING, GARWOOD, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, DUHE, WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


ON SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING EN BANC [2] (Opinion August 13, 1991, 5 Cir., 1991, 939 F.2d 1076)


A member of the Court in active service having requested a poll on the suggestion for rehearing en banc and a majority of the judges in active service having voted in favor of granting a rehearing en banc,

IT IS ORDERED that this cause shall be reheard by the Court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs.


Summaries of

United States v. Greer

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 3, 1991
948 F.2d 934 (5th Cir. 1991)

upholding upward adjustment under § 3A1.1 where defendants targeted black, Hispanic, and Jewish citizens

Summary of this case from U.S. v. Peters
Case details for

United States v. Greer

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. CHRISTOPHER BARRY GREER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Dec 3, 1991

Citations

948 F.2d 934 (5th Cir. 1991)

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