U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States v. Leal

August 24, 2026

Summary

The court affirmed Leal’s convictions and concurrent 120-month sentence. It held that the second superseding indictment reset the Speedy Trial Act clock, that qualifying scheduling orders excluded the relevant periods, and that fewer than 70 non-excludable days elapsed. The court also rejected Leal’s judicial-bias claim and denied resentencing in a separate case because her sentence in this case was not being reversed.