UNITED STATES v. JACKSON

No. 20-9.

32 F.4th 278 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Allen JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 20, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Andrew Reed Childers , FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant. Anthony Joseph Enright , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Shawn Nolan , FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant. Dena J. King , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge King joined.


Convicted of causing the death of another through the use of a firearm during a "crime of violence" in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and sentenced to death pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(j), Richard Allen Jackson moves for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He contends that the Government failed to prove...

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