The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rule on that case.美国第四巡回上诉法庭拒绝受理此案。The Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.上诉法院维持对他的原判。He served as a law clerk for the chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit.他为哥伦比亚特区巡回上诉庭首席法官担任书记员。