Drugs
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Carjacking Conviction
By: Kelsey Kolb Today, in United States v. Davis, the Fourth Circuit affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion the District… Read More
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Supervised Release Violation Sentencing Statute Relates Back to Original Offense
By: Dan Menken Today, in United States v. Ward, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of George A. Ward for… Read More
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Only Substantial Assistance Factors Considered in a § 3553(e) Motion
By: Katharine Yale Did the District Court Err in Declining to Consider Any 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) Factors Other Than… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Marijuana Conviction and Denial of Safety Valve
By: Diana C. Castro Today, in United States v. Ornis Leger, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the decision of the District… Read More
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Home Sweet . . . Forfeiture?
By Kelsey Kolb This past Friday, in United States v. McCrea, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Western District of Virginia’s… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms that Motions to Suppress Evidence are Time-barred
by David Darr Today, in United States v. Moore, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District of Maryland’s judgment finding the… Read More
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Clear Error for Drug Quantity Review
By Dan Menken Last Thursday, in United States v. Dawkins, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s conviction and sentencing… Read More
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Under the ACCA, Predicate Convictions Add Up Through Consolidated Judgments
By: Steven Franklin Today, in United States v. Carr, the Fourth Circuit held that a defendant can receive the requisite… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Confirms—North Carolina Police Can Smell Probable Cause
By Joshua P. Bussen Today in United States v. Mitchell, the Fourth Circuit, in a per curiam opinion affirmed the… Read More
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Reasonable Sentence for Drug Dealer
By Chad M. Zimlich Today, in the case of United States v. Mitchell, the Fourth Circuit ruled on the reasonableness… Read More
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Kentucky v. King: The One Where the Supreme Court Dishonors the Warrant Requirement in Drug Cases
By Elizabeth Sargeant The Constitution protects each of us from unreasonable searches and seizures.[1] Police officers may not enter our homes… Read More