United States Fourth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for drug and firearm convictions is affirmed where he did not carry his burden of demonstrating that the district court's sentencing error, pursuant to US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005), affected his substantial rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2005
• Published 04/26/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, DUNCAN, Circuit Judge, and CACHERIS, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David Richard Solomon, Glaser & Solomon, L.L.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  Christopher John Romano, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.