Case Explained: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SHIHEEM OCTAVIOUS BROWN

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-29 The Fourth Circuit dismissed in part and affirmed in part the judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The court held that Brown’s appeal waiver was valid and enforceable because he knowingly and voluntarily agreed to it during a Rule 11 hearing, thereby barring challenges to the reasonableness or calculation of his sentence. Regarding the specific issue raised by Anders counsel concerning whether the district court failed to unambiguously incorporate the standing order for discretionary supervised release conditions under *United States v. Rogers*, the court found no reversible error. The record showed the district court expressly incorporated the mandatory and standard conditions via the Eastern District’s standing order and explicitly announced each special condition not contained therein, ensuring consistency between the oral pronouncement and the written judgment. Consequently, the court granted the Government’s motion to dismiss the appeal on all waived issues and affirmed the remainder of the criminal judgment, including the 216-month sentence and five years of supervised release. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.