U.S. v. RITCHIE

No. 16-4036.

858 F.3d 201 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy L. RITCHIE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jonathan Biran , BIRAN KELLY LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Kathleen O'Connell Gavin , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Rod J. Rosenstein , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion for the court, in which Judge Trailer and Judge Thacker joined except as to Part III.D. Judge Traxler wrote the opinion for the court as to Parts III.D and IV, in which Judge Thacker joined. Judge Diaz wrote a separate dissenting opinion as to Parts III.D and IV.


Timothy Ritchie was convicted of making a false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch of the federal government, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2). The district court sentenced Ritchie to twelve months and one day in prison and...

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