United States v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette, United States of America v. Aquilia Marcivicci Barnette

Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion in which Judge NIEMEYER and Senior Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant, Aquilia Marcivicei Barnette, appeals his convictions and the district court’s order sentencing him to death following his convictions. The government indicted and tried Barnette on 11 counts stemming from the murders of Donald Lee Allen and Robin Williams, three of which are punishable by the death penalty and are pertinent to this appeal: use of a firearm in a carjacking that results in death, 18…