Criminal Law
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Fourth Circuit Vacates District Court’s Traffic Stop Decision
By Cate Berenato On December 14, 2015, in the published case United States v. Williams, the Fourth Circuit overturned the… Read More
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Thirty-Three Month Sentence for Sex Offender Who Failed to Register Found to be Procedurally Unreasonable by Fourth Circuit
By Daniel Stratton On February 19, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United States v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Vacates Firearm Conviction in Light of United States v. Simmons
By Paige Topper On February 19, 2016, in the criminal case of United States v. Adams, a published opinion, the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Allows Sentence Reduction
By Malorie Letcavage On December 14, 2015, the Fourth Circuit released its published opinion in United States v. Lance Williams.… Read More
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The Fourth Circuit Cites Contract Law to Dismiss Waived Sentencing Appeal
By Eric Benedict On February 16, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its published opinion in the criminal… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Finds Insufficient Evidence in Heroin-Related Convictions
By Paige Topper On December 10, 2015, in the criminal case of United States v. Daniel Blue, a published opinion,… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Clarifies When Sentences Imposed Pursuant to a Rule 11(c)(1)(C) Plea Agreement Are Reviewable
By Whitney Pakalka On January 28, 2016, the Fourth Circuit published its opinion in the criminal case, United States v.… Read More
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Conviction for Receipt of Child Pornography Not Barred by Double Jeopardy
By Elizabeth DeFrance On December 2, 2015, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in the criminal… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Suppresses Evidence Obtained through Unlawful Search
By Anthony Biraglia In United States v. Kenneth Rush, a criminal case decided and published on December 21, 2015, the… Read More
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Drug Conviction Renders Petitioner Ineligible for Relief Under the INA or CAT Despite Fleeing Gang Violence in Central America
By Elizabeth DeFrance On December 4, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the case, Hernandez-Nolasco v. Lynch,… Read More
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In International Piracy Case, Fourth Circuit Vacates Sentences but Affirms Convictions
By George Kennedy On August 13, in the criminal case of United States v. Said, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the… Read More
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Nephew/Uncle Conspiracy to Sell “Stolen” Marlboros Remanded Back for Resentencing
By Mikhail Petrov Today, in the published criminal case of United States v. Qazah, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Defendants’… Read More