UNITED STATES v. ALI

No. 15-4433.

991 F.3d 561 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hassan Sharif ALI, a/k/a Big Hassan, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: March 19, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Emily Damsgaard Gladden , TIN FULTON WALKER, & OWEN, PLLC, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Stephen T. Inman , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Noell P. Tin , TIN FULTON WALKER & OWEN, PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. John P. Cronan , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Matthew S. Miner , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, John P. Taddei , Criminal Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Ripley Rand , United States Attorney, Matthew G.T. Martin , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Thacker joined.


Defendant Hassan Ali led a band of thieves on a spree of armed robberies in July 2013. A jury found him guilty of four counts of aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1951(a), four counts of carrying a firearm in connection with a crime of violence, id. § 924(c), and one count of possession...

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