United States v. Chafin — Fourth Circuit upheld a revocation sentence based partly on breach of trust
Case United States of America v. Andrew Chafin Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Wilkinson; King;
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United States v. Vick — Fourth Circuit upheld prison-official assault enhancement and 102-month sentence
Case United States of America v. Nazeer Vick Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge DIAZ, Chief
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United States v. Martinez-Chavez — Fourth Circuit upheld firearm convictions despite improper closing remarks and deleted dispatch recordings
Case United States of America v. Isaac Fidel Martinez-Chavez Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Gregory;
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United States v. Gutierrez — Fourth Circuit affirmed MS-13 racketeering and murder convictions
Case United States of America v. Marvin Menjivar Gutierrez Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge RICHARDSON;
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Arevalo Arias — Fourth Circuit affirmed two defendants’ convictions but vacated a third defendant’s convictions after his entire closing argument was stricken
Case United States of America v. Cristian Ariel Arevalo Arias; United States of America v. Marvin Menjivar Gutierrez; United States
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United States v. Turcios Villatoro — Fourth Circuit vacated convictions after the jury was told to disregard the defense’s entire closing argument
Case United States of America v. Carlos Jose Turcios Villatoro Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge
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Yanez Piedra v. Blanche — Vacated drug conviction no longer established inadmissibility, but voluntary-departure rules survived
Case Lizbeyde Yanez Piedra v. Todd Blanche, Attorney General Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Diaz;
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United States v. Griffin — Fourth Circuit vacates conviction because home-search warrant lacked probable cause
Case United States of America v. Earl Leroy Griffin, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge
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United States v. Franklin — Vacated sentence because firearm enhancement lacked required factual findings
Case United States of America v. Zerion Marcos Franklin Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge AGEE
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United States v. Joyner — Fourth Circuit upheld healthcare-fraud convictions and a 72-month sentence
Case United States of America v. Colby Edward Joyner Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge KING
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United States v. Clay — Fourth Circuit affirmed sex-trafficking convictions and 25-year sentence
Case United States of America v. Larry Allen Clay, Jr. Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge
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United States v. Melvin — Vacated an ACCA-enhanced sentence based on an untimely predicate offense
Case United States of America v. Donald Craig Melvin Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Gregory
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United States v. Jaqu — 4th Cir. vacates sentence, finding defendant was wrongly denied right to represent himself
Case UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. KENYADA JAQU, a/k/a Ken, Defendant – Appellant. Court U.S. Court of
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Suri v. Trump — Fourth Circuit upheld habeas jurisdiction over challenge to immigration detention
Case Badar Khan Suri v. Donald Trump Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge WILKINSON (Ronald Reagan,
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United States v. Jones — Fourth Circuit vacated money-laundering conspiracy conviction but upheld firearms sentencing enhancements
Case United States of America v. Bisheem Jones Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Gregory (George
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Wood v. Straughn — Fourth Circuit reversed habeas relief over a mistrial and ordered the petition denied
Case Keith Allen Wood v. Shawn Straughn Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge WYNN (Barack Obama,
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United States v. Kirsten Ball — Fourth Circuit affirms conviction for unauthorized oxycodone distribution, holding that jury instructions properly required proof of subjective knowledge, notwithstanding removal of possessive pronoun from instructions
Case United States v. Kirsten Van Steenberg Ball Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge RICHARDSON (Donald
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United States v. Snyder — Fourth Circuit affirms conviction of pro se defendant despite cognitive decline; holds competence to stand trial equals competence to waive counsel
Case United States of America v. Stephen L. Snyder Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge WILKINSON
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United States v. Belmonte Cardozo — Fourth Circuit affirms that manual cell phone searches at the border are routine and do not require individualized suspicion
Case United States v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo, a/k/a Jose Belmonte Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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United States v. Wable — Affirmed 180-month sentence; manufacturing offense qualifies as controlled substance offense for sentencing guidelines calculation
Case United States v. Charles Raymond Wable Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge AGEE (George W.
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United States v. Giannone — Fourth Circuit affirms denial of motion to vacate wire fraud and identity theft convictions based on allegedly withheld evidence
Case United States of America v. Jonathan Giannone Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Niemeyer (George
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United States v. Valencia Gil — Fourth Circuit affirms conviction for illegal reentry, holds that ineffective assistance claims in deportation proceedings must be exhausted before federal court challenge
Case United States v. Melvin Mauricio Valencia Gil Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge WYNN (Barack
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Steen v. Dismukes — Fourth Circuit affirmed denial of habeas relief, holding that AEDPA deference applies only to the state appellate court’s reasoned decision, not to a trial court’s decision on prongs the appellate court did not address
Case George Michael Steen v. Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction; Brett Bullis, Warden of Avery-Mitchell
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United States v. Carson — Fourth Circuit affirms denial of suppression motion; traffic stop not unlawfully prolonged, frisk was lawful
Case United States of America v. Jermaine Derrick Carson, Jr. Court United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit