UNITED STATES v. BARRONETTE

No. 19-4123, No. 19-4160, No. 19-4180, No. 19-4181, No. 19-4328, No. 19-4408, No. 19-4562, No. 19-4726.

46 F.4th 177 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Montana BARRONETTE, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon Wilson, a/k/a Ali, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Harrison, a/k/a Binkie, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Linton Broughton, a/k/a Marty, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrell Sivells, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Taurus Tillman, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Floyd, a/k/a Tom Rod, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis Pulley, a/k/a Denmo, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Steven M. Klepper , KRAMON & GRAHAM, PA, Baltimore, Maryland; Alfred Guillaume, III , LAW OFFICE OF ALFRED GUILLAUME III, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Jason Daniel Medinger , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael Lawlor , BRENNAN MCKENNA & LAWLOR, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant Montana Barronette. Christopher C. Nieto , NIETO LAW OFFICE, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant Brandon Wilson. Jenifer Wicks , BLIND JUSTICE LEGAL SERVICES, Takoma Park, Maryland, for John Harrison. Stuart A. Berman , LERCH, EARLY & BREWER, CHTD., Bethesda, Maryland, for Appellant Terrell Sivells. Erek L. Barron , WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON LLP, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant Dennis Pulley. Richard B. Bardos , SCHULMAN, HERSHFIELD & GILDEN, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant Taurus Tillman. Gerald C. Ruter , LAW OFFICES OF GERALD C. RUTER, PC, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant Timothy Floyd. Jonathan F. Lenzner , Acting United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Nos. 19-4123, 19-4160, 19-4180, 19-4181, 19-4328, 19-4408, and 19-4562, affirmed; No. 19-4726, affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for further proceedings by published opinion. Senior Judge Floyd wrote the opinion in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Diaz joined.


Appellants Montana Barronette, Brandon Wilson, Linton Broughton, John Harrison, Terrell Sivells, Taurus Tillman, Timothy Floyd, and Dennis Pulley (collectively, Appellants) operated for around seven years an enterprise known as "Trained to Go" (TTG) within one of West Baltimore's neighborhoods. Appellants distributed...

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