The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 28 largely upheld the criminal convictions of two U.S. Border Patrol agents who shot at a fleeing drug smuggler while on duty along the U.S.-Mexico border. Significantly, the panel upheld the convictions under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) — using a gun in relation to the commission of a crime of violence — which requires a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.
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5th Circuit Largely Upholds Convictions of Two Border Patrol Agents
Texas Lawyer
August 4, 2008
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