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Decided: November 20, 2013
The Fourth Circuit = affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the United States Coast Guard (“USCG”), in a personal injury and wrongful death action. …
Decided: November 1, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the defendant’s sentence for drug distribution. The Court held that the district court’s use of multiple hearsay evidence to calculate the defendant’s drug quantity did not render …
Decided: August 6, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed James Ernest Lespier’s jury conviction on two offenses arising from the murder of his ex-girlfriend on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ reservation. In its opinion, the …
Decided: July 5, 2013
The Fourth Circuit held that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina did not commit clear error by ordering civil commitment of Mikel Bolander (“Bolander”) as …
Decided: June 19, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Okechukwo Ebo Otuya on one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, two counts of substantive bank fraud, and one count of aggravated identify …
Decided: June 12, 2013
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Appellant Al Sabahi’s conviction on four courts for knowingly possessing firearms while unlawfully present in the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5)(a) and 924(a)(2). …
Decided: May 29, 2013
Affirming the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit held that the district court properly admitted certain hearsay statements made by the defendant’s cousin and …
Decided April 23, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the district court’s convictions of an interventional cardiologist for health care fraud and making false statements in connection with the delivery of or payment …
Decided: April 26, 2013
In this federal suit for forfeiture in rem against certain properties the government believed to be derived from health care fraud and involved in money laundering, the Fourth Circuit held that …
Decided April 26, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the plaintiff’s conviction of conspiracy to possess crack cocaine with the intent to distribute, finding substantial supporting evidence and no error in its pretrial …
Decided: March 29, 2013
William Leonard Graham appealed his conviction of one count of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On appeal, Graham asserted reversible …
Decided: March 1, 2013
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and vacated the defendant’s conviction of a carjacking and remanded the case for a new trial. The Fourth Circuit ruled that the district court …
Decided: January 3, 2013
This case involved an appeal brought by six defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”) convicted of various counts related to their participation in a conspiracy to steal cocaine from the stash house of …
Decided: January 3, 2013
The issue in this appeal involved the in-court identification of a defendant charged with armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. During …
Decided: December 18, 2012
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Ayesh’s convictions of two counts of theft of public money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 and one count of committing acts affecting a personal financing …