21-7039·POSTCONVICTION
United States v. Darwyn Payne
Remanded
Status
- Scheduled
- Argued
- Opinion Issued (current)
Question Presented
Whether First Step Act and/or Declaratory Judgment Act permit reclassification of defendant with completed sentence as misdemeanant rather than felon.
Argument Date
October 26, 2022
Argument Time
9:30 a.m.
Panel
III
Courtroom
Blue Courtroom (Room 339)
Lower Court Judge
Brinkema
Panel
Judge Wilkinson
Judge Thacker
Judge Richardson
Citation
CaseUnited States v. Darwyn Payne, No. 21-7039 (4th Cir. Nov. 30, 2022)
PanelWilkinson, Thacker & Richardson, JJ.
Arguing Counsel
Panel That Day
4 of 4 cases argued October 26, 2022 before this panel have been decided.
Decided
21-1181
Trinette Coleman v. John Whitley
Authored by Per Curiam
21-1697
Jerry Davidson v. United Auto Credit Corporation
Authored by Judge Richardson
21-6733
United States v. Dwayne Ferguson (Payne) compassionate-release proceedings.
Authored by Judge Thacker
21-7039· This case
United States v. Darwyn Payne
Authored by Judge Wilkinson
Opinions
- Read opinion ↗November 30, 2022Majorityby Wilkinson
Disposition
- Court
- Remanded with directions to dismiss
- Normalized
- Remanded
November 30, 2022