Correspondent
Capitol Hill correspondent, covers legislative and political stories.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress a firearm found during a traffic stop but vacated the defendant's sentence. The court held that the district court erred in applying the Armed Career Criminal Act enhancement because two of the four predicate convictions did not qualify as violent felonies.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that an immigration judge violated a noncitizen's statutory right to counsel by denying a continuance to find new representation. The court vacated the removal order and remanded the case for the Board of Immigration Appeals to consider whether the violation prejudiced the petitioner.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a brief asserting no nonfrivolous issues existed. The court granted the motion to withdraw and excused counsel from further responsibilities.
The Tenth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California and dismissed the appeal as frivolous.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by appointed counsel. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of securities fraud. The court found no meritorious grounds for appeal after reviewing the record under the Anders standard.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by the Federal Public Defender for defendant TaQuyrion Harris. The court dismissed the consolidated appeals after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing TaQuyrion Harris. The court dismissed the consolidated appeals after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court found no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review and excused the attorney from further responsibilities.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Christopher Obaze for drug trafficking and tax fraud offenses. The court rejected Obaze's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and his assertion that his guilty plea was involuntary.
