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 affirmed the dismissal of a Texas prisoner's complaint as frivolous and barred by judicial immunity. The court also denied the appellant's motion for the appointment of counsel.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's petition challenging delays in medical treatment. The court held that such claims regarding conditions of confinement are not cognizable under the habeas statute.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Ronald Fabricio Herrera-Gonzalez for illegal reentry. The court rejected his constitutional challenge to a sentencing enhancement provision as foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment revoking supervised release and imposing a ten-month prison sentence. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the statute was foreclosed by binding precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a sentence for the receipt of child sexual abuse material. The court held that any error in applying a sentencing enhancement was harmless given the record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a twenty-three-five-month prison sentence for drug conspiracy. The court rejected the defendant's challenge to an importation enhancement and dismissed his argument regarding the enforceability of his plea agreement waiver.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum appeal. The court found the petitioner failed to show the record compelled a conclusion contrary to the agency's findings on his asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a sixty-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of escaping custody. The court rejected challenges to the sentencing guidelines calculation and the substantive reasonableness of the term imposed.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.