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Type
Opinion
Author
G. Steven Agee
Filed
Nov. 14, 2024
Case
United States v. Russell Laffitte
Case status
Decided

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USCA4 Appeal: 23-4509 Doc: 128 Filed: 11/14/2024 Pg: 1 of 37 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-4509 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. RUSSELL LUCIUS LAFFITTE, Defendant – Appellant. No. 23-4566 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellant, v. RUSSELL LUCIUS LAFFITTE, Defendant – Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Beaufort. Richard Mark Gergel, District Judge. (9:22-cr-00658-RMG-1) Argued: September 25, 2024 Decided: November 14, 2024 Before AGEE, THACKER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges. USCA4 Appeal: 23-4509 Doc: 128 Filed: 11/14/2024 Pg: 2 of 37 Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Agee wrote the opinion, in which Judge Thacker and Judge Heytens joined. ARGUED: William Walter Wilkins, BILLY WILKINS LAW LLC, Greenville, South Carolina; John Cowles Neiman, Jr., MAYNARD NEXSEN PC, Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Kathleen Michelle Stoughton, Columbia, South Carolina, Emily Evans Limehouse, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. ON BRIEF: Mark C. Moore, Michael A. Parente, MAYNARD NEXSEN …

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