U.S. v. ROSS

No. 18-11679.

963 F.3d 1056 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wali Ebbin Rashee ROSS, a.k.a. Wali Ibn Ross, a.k.a. Wal Ebbin Rashee Ross, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alicia Forbes , Robert G. Davies , U.S. Attorney Service — Northern District of Florida, U.S. Attorney's Office, PENSACOLA, FL, Jordane E. Learn , Karen E. Rhew-Miller , U.S. Attorney's Office, TALLAHASSEE, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas S. Keith , Federal Public Defender's Office, PENSACOLA, FL, Richard Michael Summa , Randolph Patterson Murrell , Federal Public Defender's Office, TALLAHASSEE, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Ashwin Pradyumna Phatak , Constitutional Accountability Center, WASHINGTON, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge, filed a concurring opinion.


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