United States v. Rico Brown

USCA4 Appeal: 21-4253 Doc: 46 Filed: 05/03/2023 Pg: 1 of 35 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-4253 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RICO LORODGE BROWN, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Kenneth D. Bell, District Judge. (3:20-cr-00223-KDB-DCK-1) Argued: March 10, 2023 Decided: May 3, 2023 Before NIEMEYER and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Senior…