U.S. v. TAYLOR

No. 19-7616.

979 F.3d 203 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Justin Eugene TAYLOR, a/k/a Mookie, a/k/a Mook, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: October 14, 2020.

Amended: November 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Frances H. Pratt , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Richard Daniel Cooke , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Geremy C. Kamens , Federal Public Defender, Laura J. Koenig , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. G. Zachary Terwilliger , United States Attorney, Daniel T. Young , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Floyd joined.


In this successive federal habeas petition, Justin Eugene Taylor, convicted of using a firearm in furtherance of a "crime of violence" in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), asks us to vacate this conviction and remand for resentencing. He contends that this conviction was predicated on two offenses —...

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