United States v. Kerr

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: June 9, 2026
• Docket: 24-50960
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 24-50960 Document: 119-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/09/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals ____________ Fifth Circuit

FILED No. 24-50960 June 9, 2026 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk

United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Francis Kerr,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:23-CR-2406-1 ______________________________

Before Davis, Wilson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Francis Kerr was convicted by a jury of illegal reentry into the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2), and the district court sentenced him to 30 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release.

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 24-50960 Document: 119-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/09/2026

No. 24-50960

Kerr asserts that he received an unfair trial because the district court erroneously denied his challenge for cause against a juror who is a United States Border Patrol agent. Although the record reflects the district court indeed denied the challenge for cause, it also reflects that the prospective juror ultimately did not serve on the panel. The record does not reveal that defendant exercised a peremptory challenge to excuse this juror. In sum, Kerr fails to show any error related to jury selection and impartiality. See United States v. Pratt, 728 F.3d 463, 473 (5th Cir. 2013), abrogated on other grounds by Molina-Martinez v. United States, 578 U.S. 189 (2016); United States v. Wharton, 320 F.3d 526, 535 (5th Cir. 2003). The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.