U.S. v. PALACIOS

No. 18-6067.

982 F.3d 920 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel Ernesto PALACIOS, a/k/a Homie, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mollie Fiero , UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Athens, Georgia, for Appellant. Charles David Austin , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas V. Burch , Anna W. Howard , Miranda Bidinger , Third-Year Law Student, Mandi Goodman , Third-Year Law Student, Adeline Lambert , Third-Year Law Student, Appellate Litigation Clinic, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW, Athens, Georgia, for Appellant. Robert K. Hur , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Keenan and Judge Floyd joined.


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