U.S. v. COURTADE

No. 18-6150.

929 F.3d 186 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ryan COURTADE, Defendant-Appellant, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Washington and Lee University School of Law Advanced Administrative Litigation Clinic, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 3, 2019.

Amended: July 10, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Gregory M. Lipper , CLINTON BROOK & PEED, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Daniel Taylor Young , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. Danielle Alexandria Phillips , WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lexington, Virginia, for Amicus Washington and Law University School of Law Administrative Litigation Clinic. ON BRIEF: Matthew J. Peed , CLINTON BROOK & PEED, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. G. Zachary Terwilliger , United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Elizabeth M. Yusi , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. Elizabeth A. Franklin-Best , Vice-Chairperson Amicus Committee, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, Columbia, South Carolina; Jonathan L. Marcus , Paul M. Kerlin , Shekida Smith , Ryan Travers , Jeongu Gim , Washington, D.C., for Amicus National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Timothy C. MacDonnell , WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lexington, Virginia, for Amicus Washington and Law University School of Law Advanced Administrative Litigation Clinic.

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judge King joined.


Appellant Ryan Courtade seeks post-conviction relief in connection with his guilty plea for possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). The district court denied Courtade's motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment...

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