UNITED STATES v. FLETCHER

No. 20-1180 August Term, 2020.

997 F.3d 95 (2021)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Hueye FLETCHER, aka Herbie, aka Gray Goose, Shawn Shaw, aka Cheese, Defendants, Richard Gilliam, aka Buju, aka Man, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Gilliam, pro se, White Deer, PA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Amy Busa and Gillian Kassner , Assistant United States Attorneys, for Mark J. Lesko , Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY, for Appellee.

Before: Katzmann, Wesley, and Nardini, Circuit Judges.


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