U.S. v. BERNARD

No. 17-4701.

927 F.3d 799 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard Charles BERNARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen Thomas Meier , STEPHEN T. MEIER, P.L.L.C., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Amy Elizabeth Ray , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: R. Andrew Murray , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz joined. Judge Niemeyer concurred in the judgment and wrote a concurring opinion.


Appellant Leonard Charles Bernard was found guilty of one count of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924. Bernard now challenges the district court's denial...

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