UNITED STATES v. DENNIS

No. 19-4494.

19 F.4th 656 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrance Deandre DENNIS, a/k/a Sticks, a/k/a Terrence Deandre Dennis, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Thomas Paul DeFranco , MURPHY & MCGONIGLE, PC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Peter Gail Osyf, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Geremy C. Kamens , Federal Public Defender, Amanda C. Conner , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Patrick L. Bryant , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. G. Zachary Terwilliger , United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Howard J. Zlotnick , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIAZ and Judge RICHARDSON joined.


Dennis appeals a 96-month conviction on several drug and firearm counts arising out of a traffic stop turned high-speed chase in Hampton and Newport News, Virginia. Dennis challenges the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him. Alternatively, he requests a new trial because the district court allowed the prosecutor...

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