U.S. v. WOODEN

No. 16-7607.

887 F.3d 591 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter WOODEN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Benjamin M. Shultz , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Debra Carroll Graves , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Mark B. Stern , Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; John Stuart Bruce , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Thomas P. McNamara , Federal Public Defender, Eric J. Brignac , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Traxler wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Keenan joined.


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