20-4162·SENTENCING

United States v. Amar Abed

Affirmed

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Constitutionality of 360-month upward variant sentence selected after vacating defendant's § 924(c) conviction and the related 30-year mandatory, consecutive sentence; procedural reasonableness of sentence.

Argument Date

March 12, 2021

Panel

Lower Court Judge

Urbanski

Panel

Judge Niemeyer

Judge Keenan

Judge Harris

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Amar Abed, No. 20-4162 (4th Cir. June 29, 2021)

PanelNiemeyer, Keenan & Harris, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Christine Lee

per CA4 audio archive

Jonathan Jones

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

3 of 3 cases argued March 12, 2021 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

20-4162· This case

United States v. Amar Abed

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Niemeyer

20-4248

United States v. Gerald Boutcher

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Keenan

20-6706

United States v. Jon Frank

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Harris

Opinions

Majority
by Niemeyer
June 29, 2021
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Disposition

Affirmed

June 29, 2021