January 08th, 2018

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US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Opinions
United States v. Lanier

Docket: 16-20181
Opinion Date: January 2, 2018
Judge: Thomas Morrow Reavley
Areas of Law: Criminal Law

Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Count 1), wire fraud (Counts 2-15), harboring and concealing a person from arrest (Count 16), and assisting a federal offender (Count 17). The Fifth Circuit held that the convictions as to Counts 16 and 17 must be vacated, holding that defendant's conspiracy-furthering acts did not qualify as harboring acts simply because they provided a third party with a revenue stream that funded his life on the lam. In this case, the government has not shown that any of defendant's acts continued the harboring offense. The court affirmed in all other respects and remanded to the district court.

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