Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court affirmed the lower tribunal's finding that the petitioner was not a credible witness.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the sentencing calculations, the name used in the revocation order, or the classification of the defendant's prior robbery as an aggravated felony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw appointed counsel and dismissed the appeal. The court found that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a forty-eight-month sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance based on the defendant's criminal and removal history.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found the petitioner failed to meet the substantial evidence standard required to overturn the agency's factual determinations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision in this civil rights appeal. The panel found no reversible error after reviewing the parties' briefs and the record.
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 agreed that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal. The court found that the appointed attorney's Anders brief correctly identified no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Victor Vargas III. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a new ten-year term. The court held that the defendant failed to demonstrate plain error regarding an unconditional ban on contact with minors.