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UNITED STATES v. HEYWARD

No. 18-4819.

42 F.4th 460 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antwan HEYWARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 3, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Emily Deck Harrill, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Kathleen Michelle Stoughton, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Sherri A. Lydon, United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, Corey F. Ellis, United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, Nathan Williams, Assistant United States Attorney, Sean Kittrell, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Heytens wrote the opinion, in which Judge King joined. Judge Agee wrote a dissenting opinion.

Antwan Heyward pleaded guilty to "knowingly" possessing a firearm after being convicted of "a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year." 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). Two years later, the Supreme Court held that "the word `knowingly' applies both to the defendant's conduct and...

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