Case Name: The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Chavez LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1974-05-10
Citations: 493 F.2d 1228
Docket Number: No. 73-2077
Parties: The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Chavez LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 493
Pages: 1228–1228

Head Matter:
The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Chavez LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 73-2077.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
May 10, 1974.
Gerald M. Birnberg, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.
Jamie C. Boyd, Asst. U. S. Atty., Ralph E. Harris, Asst. U. S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Treating this as an allowance by the Court of an out-of-time direct appeal (and not a § 2255 collateral attack), we hold that since the very same action by the Trial Court in this very same trial was held to be error as to his eodefend-ant Garza in United States v. Garza, 5 Cir., 1970, 426 F.2d 949, 953-955, reversal and remand for a new trial is likewise called for as to Lopez.
Reversed and remanded.