United States v. Joel Covington

USCA4 Appeal: 21-4654 Doc: 38 Filed: 04/26/2023 Pg: 1 of 17 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-4654 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent – Appellee, v. JOEL MATTHEW COVINGTON, Petitioner – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh. Terrence W. Boyle, District Judge. (5:21-cr-00291-BO) Argued: December 9, 2022 Decided: April 26, 2023 Before RICHARDSON, QUATTLEBAUM, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Quattlebaum and…