United States v. Thomas

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  No. 03-4506 MICHAEL A. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, District Judge. (CR-03-113) Argued: February 26, 2004 Decided: May 4, 2004 Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and MOTZ and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges. Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge Wilkins wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Traxler joined. COUNSEL ARGUED: Christina Kearney Saba, Glen…