UNITED STATES v. PAYLOR

No. 19-7861.

88 F.4th 553 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keyon PAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Debra Loevy , THE EXONERATION PROJECT, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant. Peter Jeffrey Martinez , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Gayle Horn , THE EXONERATION PROJECT, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant. Robert K. Hur , United States Attorney, Christina A. Hoffman , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion in which Judge Gregory and Judge Floyd joined.


Keyon Paylor ("Appellant") filed a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and asserting that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. Specifically, Appellant contends that the law enforcement officers involved in his arrest planted the...

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