Francisco Mena v. Loretta Lynch

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that the “consent” essential to extortion stands in marked contrast to the type of “consent” underlying an embezzlement offense, which is “closely related” to the crime of fraud
• explaining we are “obliged” to conduct that analysis and “may not simply rest our decision on some concept of common 13 USCA4 Appeal: 25-4048 Doc: 53 Filed: 05/22/2026 Pg: 14 of 26 sense”
• explaining we are “obliged” to conduct that analysis and “may not simply rest our decision on some concept of common 13 USCA4 Appeal: 25-4048 Doc: 56 Filed: 05/26/2026 Pg: 14 of 26 sense”
• explaining that lack of consent is essential

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

9 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Garfield Lawrence v. Loretta Lynch
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-06-17· cited 69×
• Melvin Rodriguez Cabrera v. William Barr
  Fourth Circuit· 2019-07-19· cited 34×
• Gabriel Santos Alvarez v. Loretta Lynch
  Fourth Circuit· 2016-07-07· cited 22×
• Winsome Elaine Vassell v. U.S. Attorney General
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-10-21· cited 9×
• K. A. v. Attorney General United States
  Third Circuit· 2021-05-04· cited 6×
• Melvin Funez-Ortiz v. James McHenry, III
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-02-04· cited 5×
• Winsome Elaine Vassell v. U.S. Attorney General
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-06-13· cited 1×
• Samir Baptista v. Pamela Bondi
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-05-01
• United States v. Raquan Scott
  Fourth Circuit· 2026-05-22

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Taylor v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1990-05-29· cited 5,461×
• Moncrieffe v. Holder
  Supreme Court· 2013-04-23· cited 1,263×
• Chickasaw Nation v. United States
  Supreme Court· 2001-11-27· cited 405×
• Moore v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1895-12-23· cited 320×
• Mellouli v. Lynch
  Supreme Court· 2015-06-01· cited 301×
• P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford
  Supreme Court· 1979-11-27· cited 246×
• Grin v. Shine
  Supreme Court· 1902-12-01· cited 164×
• United States v. Ellison M. Stockton
  Fourth Circuit· 1986-04-09· cited 124×
• Maydai Hernandez-Avalos v. Loretta Lynch
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-04-30· cited 109×
• Omima Ibrahim Soliman v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
  Fourth Circuit· 2005-08-22· cited 98×
• Sayed Omargharib v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 2014-12-23· cited 84×
• United States v. Alfred Smith
  Fourth Circuit· 2004-06-24· cited 37×
• Julio Castillo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-01-14· cited 37×
• GARCIA-MADRUGA
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2008-07-01· cited 33×
• R. B. Boone v. United States
  Fourth Circuit· 1956-07-17· cited 27×
• United States v. Michael Stanley Waronek
  Seventh Circuit· 1978-09-05· cited 24×
• Sandra Espinal-Andrades v. Eric Holder, Jr.
  Fourth Circuit· 2015-01-22· cited 19×
• Holt v. State
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1930-03-01· cited 19×
• Universal Maritime Service Corporation v. Bernard N. Wright Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
  Fourth Circuit· 1998-08-19· cited 18×
• United States v. Allen Ray Johnson
  Fourth Circuit· 1979-12-28· cited 17×