United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition is affirmed over claim that evidence admitted about a murder defendant was linked to was unfairly prejudicial. Life sentence based on guideline governing first-degree murder is reversed based on Booker.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/03/2006
• Decided 04/18/2006
• Published 04/18/2006

Judges

• Before TRAXLER, GREGORY, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Geremy Charles Kamens, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant.  Patrick F. Stokes, Assistant United States Attorney, Erik Russell Barnett, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Meghan S. Skelton, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant.  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.