U.S. v. HOSFORD

No. 15-4284.

843 F.3d 161 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel Robert HOSFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Julie L.B. Stelzig , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Dana Jill Brusca , Office of the United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James Wyda , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Diaz joined.


In 2013, Mr. Samuel Hosford was indicted under 18 U.S.C. § 922 for unlicensed dealing in firearms and conspiracy to deal firearms without a license. He moved to dismiss the indictment on constitutional grounds. Specifically, he argued that the indictment violated his Second Amendment right to engage in intrastate firearm...

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