UNITED STATES v. LIGHTFOOT

No. 21-7447.

119 F.4th 353 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio Lamont LIGHTFOOT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: October 18, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Paresh S. Patel, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Jefferson McClure Gray, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: James Wyda, Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Erek L. Barron, United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, Ellen Nazmy, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Agee joined. Judge Benjamin wrote a dissenting opinion.


Antonio Lamont Lightfoot is serving a life sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c), the federal "three-strikes" law. As relevant here, that law mandates a life sentence after a third conviction for a "serious violent felony." Id. Lightfoot moved to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, contending that...

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