U.S. v. RECIO

No. 17-4005.

884 F.3d 230 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Milan RECIO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Lesley Whitcomb Fierst , CAPITAL ONE, Tysons Corner, Virginia, for Appellant. Francesca Anne Liquori , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James Wyda , Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, Sapna Mirchandani , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Stephen M. Schenning , Acting United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, David I. Salem , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Niemeyer joined.


A jury found Larry Recio guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, over his objection, the district court admitted into evidence a post assertedly to Recio's Facebook account that quoted a rap lyric. Recio appeals. He contends that the district court abused its discretion in admitting the Facebook...

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