UNITED STATES v. LEWIS

No. 17-4737.

18 F.4th 743 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin Thomas LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ann Loraine Hester , FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anthony Joseph Enright , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Anthony Martinez , Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. William T. Stetzer , Acting United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Judge VOLK joined.


Melvin Thomas Lewis pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. The district court sentenced him to 130 months' imprisonment.

On appeal, Lewis argues that his sentence is procedurally unreasonable because the district court erroneously applied...

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