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UNITED STATES v. SITTON

No. 18-4831.

21 F.4th 873 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dominicus Donyale SITTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 6, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kimberly Harvey Albro , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Katherine Hollingsworth Flynn , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Sherri A. Lydon , United States Attorney, M. Rhett DeHart , Acting United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, Elizabeth Jeanne Howard , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Judge Agee and Judge Quattlebaum joined.

This case presents a narrow issue for resolution on appeal — whether, under South Carolina law, a juvenile adjudged guilty in general sessions court and sentenced pursuant to the South Carolina Youthful Offender Act (the "YOA") is considered to be convicted as an adult. The South Carolina Supreme Court and South Carolina...

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