U.S. v. DENTON

No. 18-4404

944 F.3d 170 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Curtis DENTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 25, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kelly Margolis Dagger , ELLIS & WINTERS LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Evan M. Rikhye , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Paul K. Sun, Jr. , ELLIS & WINTERS LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Robert J. Higdon, Jr. , United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker , Assistant United States Attorney, Banumathi Rangarajan , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge King wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Wynn joined. Judge Wynn wrote a separate concurring opinion.


Following a jury trial in the Eastern District of North Carolina, defendant James Curtis Denton was convicted of conspiring to distribute fifty grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine, in contravention of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (the "drug conspiracy offense"). Denton was also convicted of possessing...

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