U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ-SORIANO

No. 18-4291.

931 F.3d 281 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Christopher RODRIGUEZ-SORIANO, a/k/a Christopher Soriano, a/k/a Christopher Soriano-Rodriguez, Defendant - Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Caroline Swift Platt , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. James L. Trump , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Geremy C. Kamens , Federal Public Defender, Shannon Quill , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. G. Zach Terwilliger , United States Attorney, Christopher K. Grieco , Special Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Conviction reversed and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge Duncan joined. Judge Richardson wrote a dissenting opinion.


Christopher Rodriguez-Soriano was found guilty of knowingly making a false statement to a licensed firearms dealer in the acquisition of a firearm, stating that he was the actual purchaser of the firearms when he was acquiring them for another individual. He appeals the district court's exclusion of proposed expert testimony...

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