UNITED STATES v. ALFORD

No. 23-3023.

89 F.4th 943 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Russell Dean ALFORD, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 5, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deanna Lee Oswald , Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were Kevin L. Butler , Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Alabama, and Tobie J. Smith , Appellate Attorney.

Eric Hansford , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Chrisellen R. Kolb , Elizabeth H. Danello , and Michael Romano , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: Henderson and Pan, Circuit Judges, and Rogers, Senior Circuit Judge.


A jury convicted Russell Alford of four misdemeanors stemming from his role in the U.S. Capitol protest on January 6th, 2021, for which he received a sentence of twelve months' incarceration. He appeals to challenge the reasonableness of his sentence and the sufficiency of the evidence to support two of his...

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