UNITED STATES v. FREEMAN

No. 19-4104.

24 F.4th 320 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Precias K. FREEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 25, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Hannah Rogers Metcalfe , METCALFE & ATKINSON, LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellant. William Jacob Watkins , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenville, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Peter M. McCoy, Jr. , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Gregory wrote the opinion, in which Judges Motz, King, Wynn, Diaz, Thacker, Harris, and Senior Judge Floyd joined. Judge Quattlebaum wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Judges Wilkinson, Niemeyer, Agee, and Rushing joined.


ON REHEARING EN BANC

Precias Freeman became addicted to opioids when she was prescribed them for a legitimate injury as a teenager. J.A. 129, 237. Shortly thereafter, and with the facilitation of medical professionals, Freeman began filling, and eventually selling, fraudulent prescriptions....

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