Correspondent
Capitol Hill correspondent, covers legislative and political stories.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Yevgeniy Dudko for receipt and distribution of child pornography. The court found sufficient evidence existed to support the conviction despite the defendant's claim that the images depicted mere nudity.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sixty-year sentence of Ricardo Delgado, a defendant convicted of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine, fentanyl, and firearms.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant convicted of attempting to receive child pornography. The court rejected claims regarding improper judicial remarks about self-representation and a supervised release condition limiting contact with the defendant's children.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a sentence reduction motion. The court found the case moot after the appellant received an executive grant of clemency and was released from imprisonment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision regarding the defendant's request for compassionate release.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas corpus relief for a soldier challenging a court-martial conviction. The court held that the military courts fully and fairly considered the petitioner's arguments regarding jury unanimity, counsel, and evidence disclosure.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging conditions of supervised release that were not orally pronounced at sentencing. The court held that the defendant's appeal waiver barred the argument because the conditions did not exceed the statutory maximum.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking restitution rights for a Dutch insurance company. The court held that the company failed to sufficiently connect its financial losses to the defendant's criminal conduct under the Crime Victims Rights Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a substantive reasonableness challenge to an above-guidelines sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the district court properly justified the variance based on specific record facts and statutory factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Matthew Jason Hutton. The court found the petition moot because the district court had subsequently denied Hutton's motion under Section twenty-eight U.S.C. two thousand two hundred fifty-five.
