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Type
Opinion
Author
Allison Jones Rushing
Filed
Oct. 18, 2024
Case
United States v. Antonio Lightfoot
Case status
Decided

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USCA4 Appeal: 21-7447 Doc: 55 Filed: 10/18/2024 Pg: 1 of 25 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-7447 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. ANTONIO LAMONT LIGHTFOOT, Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Greenbelt. Peter J. Messitte, Senior District Judge. (8:99-cr-00409-PJM-1; 8:16-cv-01915-PJM) Argued: September 20, 2023 Decided: October 18, 2024 Before AGEE, RUSHING, and BENJAMIN, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Agee joined. Judge Benjamin wrote a dissenting opinion. 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. USCA4 Appeal: 21-7447 Doc: 55 Filed: 10/18/…

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