United States v. Tillmon, No. 17-4648 (4th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, conspiracy to use firearms while drug trafficking, attempted possession of heroin with intent to distribute, using or carrying a firearm while drug trafficking, and three counts of federal programs bribery. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conspiracy, attempted possession and firearms convictions, but vacated the federal programs bribery convictions. The court held that the government failed to produce evidence from which a jury could find that defendant's services to the drug trafficking organization had a value of $5,000 or more. Because defendant's sentence could not be affected by the vacation of his federal programs bribery convictions, the court need not remand for resentencing.
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