24-4206·CRIMINAL

United States v. Lawrence Florentine

Reversed & Remanded

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Whether 18 USC 844(h)(1) enhancement for use of fire to commit a felony applies where the predicate felony is murder and the body was burned post-mortem.

Argument Date

December 12, 2024

Argument Time

9:30 a.m.

Panel

Courtroom

Tan Courtroom (Room 223)

Lower Court Judge

Coggins

Panel

Judge Agee

Judge Thacker

Judge Berner

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Lawrence Florentine, No. 24-4206 (4th Cir. Aug. 7, 2025)

PanelAgee, Thacker & Berner, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Joshua Kendrick

per CA4 audio archive

Leesa Washington

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

2 of 2 cases argued December 12, 2024 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

24-4122

United States v. Javier Chavez Dominguez

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Agee

24-4206· This case

United States v. Lawrence Florentine

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Berner

Opinions

Majority
by Berner
August 7, 2025
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Disposition

Court: Reversed and remanded
Normalized: Reversed & Remanded

August 7, 2025