Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a within-Guidelines sentence imposed on a defendant who pleaded guilty to drug-distribution and firearm offenses. The court found no substantive unreasonableness in the sentence and granted counsel leave to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed an above-Guidelines sentence of one hundred forty-four months imposed on a defendant who pled guilty to a firearm offense. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the variance after carefully considering the statutory sentencing factors.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights claim alleging deliberate indifference to medical needs after a detainee suffered a leg amputation. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence of municipal policy or individual knowledge of the medical emergency.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Michelle Lee Marr for second-degree murder and tampering with proceedings. The court found that the defendant was not in custody during police interviews and voluntarily consented to a search of her cell phone.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose sentences in two consolidated cases. The court rejected the defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and substantive unreasonableness.
The Eighth Circuit denied an application for authorization to file a second or successive habeas motion. The court held that the petitioner's claim regarding his career-offender sentence was not successive because it arose from a recent expungement of prior convictions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court sentence following the revocation of supervised release. The court also granted the defendant's counsel motion to withdraw from the case.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Stephen Griffin, Jr., following his guilty plea to drug and firearm charges. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's sentencing decision and granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Second Amendment challenge to Minnesota's firearm permit reciprocity statute. The court held that the reciprocity law does not regulate arms-bearing conduct and therefore fails at the first step of the Bruen framework.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Marcius Haywood following his guilty plea to a drug offense. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.