United States v. Robert Smith, Jr.

USCA4 Appeal: 24-4231 Doc: 56 Filed: 10/15/2025 Pg: 1 of 12 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 24-4231 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. ROBERT SMITH, JR., Defendant – Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, Senior District Judge. (1:23−cr−00090−CMH−1) Argued: September 10, 2025 Decided: October 15, 2025 Before WILKINSON, THACKER, and HEYTENS, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wilkinson wrote the opinion, in which Judge Thacker and Judge…