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 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 dismissed an appeal filed by Alton Frank Nichols due to an insufficiently developed record. The court granted the appointed attorney's motion to withdraw after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
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.
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.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The court found the record insufficient to fairly evaluate the defendant's arguments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenges to the federal statute were foreclosed by existing precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a thirty-six-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The court rejected the defendant's arguments that the district court failed to adequately explain the sentence or clearly erred in balancing sentencing factors.