Drugs
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Odor of Marijuana Gives Probable Cause to Search Car Trunk
By Lauren D. Emery On April 10, 2015, in United States v. Anthony Champion, an unpublished criminal opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Drug Conviction & Sentence
By Michael Mitchell Today, in the criminal case of United States v. Jenkins, an unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Sentencing Enhancement for Drugs & Firearms
By Michael Mitchell Today, in the criminal case of United States v. Pina, an unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Firearm Found in Home Where Drug Deal Went Down Enough for USSG § 2D1.1(b)(1) Enhancement
By Elissa Hachmeister Today, March 23, 2015, in the criminal case United States v. John A. Boyles, the Fourth Circuit… Read More
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Presentence Reports Insufficient to Attribute Drug Quantities in a Conspiracy
By Lauren D. Emery On March 3, 2015, in the published criminal opinion, U.S. v. Flores-Alvarado, the Fourth Circuit vacated… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Holds District Court’s Errors Were Harmless and Defendant Waived His Right to Appeal
By Ashley Escoe Today, in the criminal case of U.S. v. Bridgers, in an unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Prior Bad Acts Held Admissible to “Complete the Story”
By Joshua P. Bussen Yesterday, February 10, 2015, in the criminal case of United States v. McGee, in an unpublished… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Rules Information Obtained from Plea Agreement was Improperly Considered at Sentencing
By Marcus Fields Last Thursday, in United States v. Wells, the Fourth Circuit vacated the defendant’s sentence and remanded to… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Considers Fourth Amendment Rights of Parolees
By: Caroline Daniel In United States v. Hill, a published opinion released today, the Fourth Circuit considered how Fourth Amendment protections apply… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms 108-Month Sentence under Procedural & Substantive Reasonableness
By Kelsey Kolb Today, in United States v. Contee, the Fourth Circuit affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion the District… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Finds No Clear Error in Defendant’s 152-Month Sentence
By: Steven M. Franklin Today, in U.S. v. Hill, the Fourth Circuit found no clear error in the District Court… Read More
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Distribution of Heroin Conviction and Sentence Affirmed
By Evelyn Norton Today in an unpublished opinion, United States v. Yancey, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a decision of the… Read More