21-4191·CRIMINAL

United States of America v. Sonny Lavoris Mack

Affirmed

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether South Carolina first-degree assault and battery is a crime of violence under Sentencing Guidelines; whether South Carolina second-degree assault and battery and second-degree domestic violence are crimes of violence

Argument Date

October 28, 2022

Argument Time

8:30 a.m.

Panel

Courtroom

Tweed Courtroom (Room 414-D)

Associated Cases

21-4472

Panel

Judge Thacker

Judge Heytens

Judge Griggsby*

Citation

CaseUnited States of America v. Sonny Lavoris Mack, No. 21-4191 (4th Cir. Dec. 22, 2022)

PanelThacker, Heytens & Griggsby, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Kimberly Albro

per CA4 audio archive

Howard Anderson III

per CA4 audio archive

Derek Shoemake

per CA4 audio archive

Kathleen Stoughton

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

3 of 3 cases argued October 28, 2022 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

21-1317

PEM Entities LLC v. County of Franklin

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Heytens

21-2185

North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association v. Xavier Becerra

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Thacker

21-4191· This case

United States of America v. Sonny Lavoris Mack

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Heytens

Opinions

Majority
by Heytens
December 22, 2022
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Disposition

Affirmed

December 22, 2022