UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ____________

No. 22-3033 ___________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellant

v.

RODERICK T. LONG

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On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (D.C. No. 2-21-cr-00087-001) District Judge: Honorable J. Nicholas Ranjan ____________

Argued on November 28, 2023

Before: HARDIMAN, FREEMAN, and MONTGOMERY- REEVES, Circuit Judges.

(Filed: February 8, 2024) Troy Rivetti Donovan J. Cocas [Argued] Laura S. Irwin Matthew S. McHale Office of United States Attorney 700 Grant Street Suite 4000 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Counsel for Appellant Kelvin L. Morris [Argued] Law Office of Kelvin L. Morris 310 Grant Street Suite 707 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Counsel for Appellee

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OPINION OF THE COURT ____________

HARDIMAN, Circuit J