UNITED STATES v. COLON

No. 22-4187, No. 22-4192.

64 F.4th 589 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Cruz COLON, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nastassja Lopez-Alvarado, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Sicilia Englert, LAW OFFICE OF SICILIA C. ENGLERT, LLC, Alexandria, Virginia; Fernando Groene, FERNANDO GROENE, PC, Williamsburg, Virginia, for Appellants. Richard Daniel Cooke, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, Julie D. Podlesni, Assistant United States Attorney, Eric M. Hurt, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.

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


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