Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a sentence where the district court granted a substantial assistance motion but imposed a within-guidelines term. The appellate court found that while the district court erred in granting the motion without departing, the error did not affect the defendant's substantial rights.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered a rehearing en banc in this immigration case. The court has vacated the panel opinion issued on July second, two thousand and twenty-six.
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 has ordered a rehearing en banc of this immigration case. The original panel opinion issued on July second, two thousand and twenty-six, is hereby vacated.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a 210-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The court dismissed challenges regarding sentence reasonableness and Eighth Amendment proportionality.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered a rehearing of this immigration case en banc. The court has vacated the prior panel opinion issued on July second, two thousand and twenty-six.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for reconsideration regarding a sentence reduction. The court held that a statutory life sentence for carjacking resulting in death could not be altered by a retroactive change to the Sentencing Guidelines.
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 the conviction of Darren Tramaine Jackson for methamphetamine distribution and conspiracy. The court rejected arguments regarding insufficient evidence and the admission of prior conviction evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence four zero four B.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a thirty-six-month sentence for illegal reentry after the appellant conceded his constitutional challenge was foreclosed by Supreme Court precedent. The court granted the government's motion for summary affirmance, rejecting the argument that the sentencing enhancement is unconstitutional.