24-4362·CRIMINAL

United States v. Jennifer McDonald

Affirmed in Part

Status

Scheduled
Argued
Opinion Issued (current)

Question Presented

Denial of motion for mistrial based on mid-trial delays; sufficiency of evidence to sustain aggravated identity theft conviction; other issues.

Argument Date

December 12, 2025

Argument Time

8:30 a.m.

Panel

Courtroom

Gold Courtroom (Room 348)

Lower Court Judge

Dillon

Panel

Judge Niemeyer

Judge Gregory

Judge Agee

Citation

CaseUnited States v. Jennifer McDonald, No. 24-4362 (4th Cir. Feb. 5, 2026)

PanelNiemeyer, Gregory & Agee, JJ.

Arguing Counsel

Erin Trodden

per CA4 audio archive

Samuel Juhan

per CA4 audio archive

Panel That Day

4 of 4 cases argued December 12, 2025 before this panel have been decided.

Decided

21-4541

United States v. Clifton Mosley

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Gregory

24-4362· This case

United States v. Jennifer McDonald

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Gregory

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United States v. Ebuka Umeti

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Agee

24-6490

Mandriez Spivey v. Michael Breckon

Opinion Issued

Authored by Judge Niemeyer

Opinions

Majority
by Gregory
February 5, 2026
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Disposition

Court: Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded
Normalized: Affirmed in Part

February 5, 2026