Published on: Monday, May 10, 2021
Woman broke tailbone at age 18 and starts using prescribed opioids, and gets hooked. Previous coverage here. She filled forged prescriptions, using half and selling half. She estimates that she sold 52k pills over two years, though the gov't's math is a higher—175k pills. She's sentenced to 210 months. Despite her lawyer submitting an Anders brief, Fourth Circuit panel on March 30, 2021: More than 17 years in prison for this offense is way too long and her lawyer was ineffective. Reversed and remanded for new sentencing. En Banc Fourth Circuit on May 7, 2021: Not so fast.