Filed: Dec. 28, 1999
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 99-30091 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EUCKLE LEE HUNTER, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (98-CR-30009-01) December 13, 1999 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER*, District Judge. PER CURIAM:** With the benefit of briefs and oral argument, we are persuaded that there is insufficient evidence to sustain this crimin
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 99-30091 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EUCKLE LEE HUNTER, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (98-CR-30009-01) December 13, 1999 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER*, District Judge. PER CURIAM:** With the benefit of briefs and oral argument, we are persuaded that there is insufficient evidence to sustain this crimina..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 99-30091 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus EUCKLE LEE HUNTER, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (98-CR-30009-01) December 13, 1999 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER*, District Judge. PER CURIAM:** With the benefit of briefs and oral argument, we are persuaded that there is insufficient evidence to sustain this criminal conviction. The conduct of the defendant is simply too equivocal to support a judgment of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The mandate shall issue forthwith. R E V E R S E D . * District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana, sitting by designation. ** Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.