United States v. Halat

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit December 2, 2005

United States v. Halat, 156 F. App'x 648 (5th Cir. 2005)

Opinion

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

PER CURIAM: *

The petition for rehearing is granted, but the judgment of the district court is in all respects affirmed for these reasons:

1. We assume the waiver of appeal did not prevent Halat from challenging *649 the sentence as improperly based on an ambiguous verdict where the lesser penalty would have to be assessed per United States v. Conley, 349 F.3d 837 (5th Cir. 2003).

2. The verdict in this case was not ambiguous. It charged the violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) and the punishment provided for violation of that statute is greater than the sentence given Halat. There was no error.

JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

Reference

Full Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter HALAT, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Status: Unpublished