Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff as untimely. However, the court directed the district court to treat an emergency motion as a timely notice of appeal from an earlier order.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling that denied a licensing company standing to sue for copyright infringement. The court held that a copyright holder retaining certain rights does not automatically prevent a licensee from owning exclusive rights sufficient to sue.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a convicted felon for possessing a firearm. The court rejected challenges regarding an armed career criminal enhancement, sufficiency of the evidence, and a constitutional claim under the Bruen framework.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for possessing a firearm and ammunition. The court rejected challenges regarding jury composition, peremptory strikes, evidence sufficiency, and the constitutionality of the federal felon-in-possession statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences of two defendants who orchestrated a fraudulent discount scheme involving medical and consumer goods. The court rejected challenges to the indictment, evidentiary rulings, and sentencing enhancements, while remanding for the correction of clerical errors in the criminal judgment.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences of two defendants who orchestrated a fraudulent discount scheme involving medical and consumer goods. The court rejected challenges to the indictment, the admission of prior bad acts evidence, and the exclusion of expert testimony.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences of two defendants who orchestrated a fraudulent discount scheme involving medical supplies. The court rejected arguments that the scheme was merely a legal deception and upheld the admission of prior bad acts evidence to prove intent.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a ninety-two-month prison sentence for possession of an unregistered machinegun conversion device. The court rejected arguments that a prior Florida cocaine conviction did not qualify as a controlled substance offense and that the district court abused its discretion in denying a downward variance.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant charged with felon possession of a firearm. The court found no plain error regarding surrogate DNA testimony, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing enhancements under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction for a defendant convicted of international drug trafficking. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing sentencing factors against a reduction under the Sentencing Guidelines.