U.S. v. LEFSIH

No. 16-4345.

867 F.3d 459 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hemza Menade LEFSIH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jorgelina E. Araneda , ARANEDA LAW FIRM, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Barbara Dickerson Kocher , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: John Stuart Bruce , Acting United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker , First Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Harris wrote the opinion, in which Judge Traxler and Judge Floyd joined.


A jury convicted Hemza Menade Lefsih, an Algerian native who entered the United States through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, of immigration fraud. During Lefsih's trial, the district court interjected numerous times, expressing skepticism of the Diversity Immigrant...

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