21-6122·CRIMINAL
United States v. Yonathan Melaku
Reversed & Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether offense under 18 U.S.C. § 1361 - which proscribes willfully injuring or committing depredation against federal property - categorically qualifies as crime of violence.
Argument Date
March 8, 2022
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Courtroom
Blue Courtroom (Room 339)
Lower Court Judge
Alston
Panel
Judge Motz
Judge Diaz
Senior Judge Keenan
Citation
CaseUnited States v. Yonathan Melaku, No. 21-6122 (4th Cir. July 25, 2022)
PanelKeenan, S.J., Motz & Diaz, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued March 8, 2022 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
18-6926
United States v. Sebastian Morris
Authored by Judge Diaz
20-1648
Vitaly Nikolaevich Baturin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Authored by Judge Motz
21-1668
Church Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lake Pointe
Authored by Judge Diaz
21-6122· This case
United States v. Yonathan Melaku
Authored by Senior Judge Keenan
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗July 25, 2022Majorityby Keenan
- Read opinion ↗July 25, 2022Dissent in Partby Diaz
Disposition
- Court
- Reversed and remanded with instructions
- Normalized
- Reversed & Remanded
July 25, 2022