United States v. Alejandro Umana

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge AGEE joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umaha shot and killed two brothers, Ruben and Manuel Salinas, at point-blank range in a restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina, because Umaha perceived that the brothers had insulted Umaha’s gang, Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13. A jury convicted Umaha of all counts for which he was charged, including two counts charging him with murder in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §…