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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Opinions | | United States v. White | | Docket: 19-4886 Opinion Date: February 5, 2021 Judge: Barbara Milano Keenan Areas of Law: Criminal Law | | In this court order, the Fourth Circuit certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Virginia: Under Virginia common law, can an individual be convicted of robbery by means of threatening to accuse the victim of having committed sodomy? | | |
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