United States Fourth Circuit

Convictions for murder while engaged in a drug trafficking offense, as well as drug and firearms-related offenses, are reversed in part as to one defendant where his prior plea agreement forecloses his convictions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/04/2007
• Published 12/04/2007

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS, Chief Judge, GREGORY, Circuit Judge, and SAMUEL G. WILSON, United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Gerald Thomas Zerkin, Paul G. Gill, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellants.  David John Novak, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Michael S. Nachmanoff, Acting Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant Arthur Lorenzo Gordon;  Muriel-Theresa Pitney, Richmond, Virginia, Cary B. Bowen, Bowen, Champlin, Carr & Rockecharlie, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant Peter Robert Jordan.  Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Roderick C. Young, Matthew C. Ackley, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.