Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Claude Dukes, Jr. for a drug offense. The court held that the government provided adequate notice to introduce prior convictions to prove intent and knowledge.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Alaya Rahm for a drug offense. The court found no clear error in the district court's application of a drug-premises enhancement and determined the sentence was substantively reasonable.
The Eighth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal in a child pornography case. The court found the defendant's appeal waiver enforceable and identified no non-frivolous issues outside its scope.
The Eighth Circuit granted counsel leave to withdraw and affirmed the sentence in a criminal appeal involving a firearm offense. The court found no substantive unreasonableness in the sentence and no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an appeal filed by a creditor challenging third-party releases in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The court held that the creditor lacked standing because it had opted out of the releases and could not demonstrate a direct pecuniary injury from the bankruptcy court's order.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint. The panel found no basis for reversal after reviewing the record de novo.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a products liability and negligence action involving an industrial boiler explosion. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present substantial evidence negating alternative causes of the accident or proving a defect in the equipment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentences imposed on Alexander Evans for receipt of child pornography and the revocation of his supervised release. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's sentencing decisions and granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a district court's default judgment in a civil forfeiture case involving five thousand five hundred dollars in cash. The appellate court held that the claimant's pro se filing sufficiently stated an interest in the property under Supplemental Rule G.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sixty-month prison sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting the defendant's claim that the sentence was substantively unreasonable. The court held that the district court properly weighed the statutory factors and did not abuse its discretion in granting an upward variance based on the defendant's history of violent conduct.