UNITED STATES v. BALL

No. 20-4340.

18 F.4th 445 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis Aaron BALL, a/k/a Wiz, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 18, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Patricia A. Rene , LAW OFFICES OF PATRICIA PALMER NAGEL, PLC, Williamsburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Richard Daniel Cooke , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Raj Parekh , Acting United States Attorney, Erik S. Siebert , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge QUATTLEBAUM joined.


During an automobile stop in Richmond, Virginia, Travis Ball engaged in a struggle with a Virginia law enforcement officer, during which he pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the forehead at close range, killing him. Virginia prosecutors charged him with capital murder, and pursuant to a plea agreement, he was sentenced...

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