UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CLINTON LEE RUMLEY
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Niemeyer, March 13, 2020
A crime can qualify as a “violent felony” under the ACCA even where it involves withholding necessary medicine or starvation
Holding VA’s unlawful wounding statute constitutes crime of violence under the ACCA.
TEDDY SHANNON v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals, Thieme, June 4, 2019,
Restitution
ANTONIO GANTT v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Moylan, June 4, 2019,
STATE OF MARYLAND v. LARRY DANIEL BRATT
Court of Special Appeals, Fader, May 30, 2019,
Illegal Sentence – Failure to hold a hearing to correct an illegal sentence does not automatically make the corrected sentence illegal
GERALD HYMAN v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Court of Appeals of Maryland, Barbera, May 20, 2019,
Coram Nobis – Waiver –
STATE OF MARYLAND v. MARK EDMUND CHRISTIAN, II
Court of Appeals of Maryland, Barbera, May 17, 2019,
Post-conviction
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHARLES YORK WALKER, JR.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, King, April 25, 2019,
USSG – An NCIC report showing that a handgun was stolen is sufficient to support a sentencing enhancement where there is no evidence casting doubt on the report’s accuracy
Concur – Niemeyer
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF POLITICAL CONSULTANTS, INC. v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, King, April 24, 2019,
First Amendment – Automated call legislation violated 1st Amendment by allowing calls to cell-phones if made to collect certain debts
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KEVIN LEE DENNINGS
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Agee, April 24, 2019, Amended and reissued April 25, 2019,
USSG – Sentencing was properly enhanced for reckless endangerment during flight from police where a suspect ran from police with a loaded gun in his pocket and, once apprehended, resisted giving up control of the arm that was concealing the gun.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANTWAUN MAURICE WINBUSH
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Gregory, April 23, 2019,
IAC – Prejudice can be established where it was shown that an improper predicate was used to satisfy sentencing as a career offender