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UNITED STATES v. EVANS

No. 22-4307.

74 F.4th 597 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Casey Lee EVANS, a/k/a James Casey Lee Evans, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 25, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey William Gillette , GILLETTE LAW FIRM, PLLC, Franklin, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anthony Joseph Enright , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Dena J. King , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

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

Federal law makes it a crime to, "willfully and without authority, set[] on fire any timber, underbrush, or grass or other inflammable material ... upon any lands owned or leased by ... the United States." 18 U.S.C. § 1855. A jury convicted Casey Evans of violating this statute after he started a brush fire that burned...

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