Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed nearly a year after the entry of a criminal judgment. The court held that the notice of appeal was untimely under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed in part and affirmed in part the appeal of a defendant who pled guilty to drug conspiracy charges. The court enforced the defendant's appellate waiver and found no meritorious grounds for appeal outside its scope.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because the district court erred in applying a crime-of-violence enhancement based on a prior Virginia firearm offense. The court held that the statute did not require the use of physical force as an element, and the government failed to prove the error was harmless.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a criminal judgment where a defendant challenged the substantive reasonableness of a below-Guidelines sentence. The court found the district court properly applied the abuse-of-discretion standard and adequately weighed the statutory factors.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the defendant's convictions for assault resulting in serious bodily injury on a commercial aircraft. The court vacated two special conditions of supervised release because the district court failed to adequately explain them.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and affirmed as modified in part the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's motion for voluntary recusal and his successive habeas motion. The court clarified that while the recusal denial was proper, the lower court should have dismissed the successive motion claims without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part the appeal of a defendant convicted of Hobbs Act robbery. The court held that the defendant's appeal waiver was valid and that his guilty plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed consolidated appeals filed by a Maryland inmate. The court ruled that the appeals were untimely because the notice of appeal was not filed within the required thirty-day window.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a complaint alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act. The appellate court found the plaintiff's allegations insufficient to meet the plausibility standard required to survive review under Section nineteen hundred fifteen.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a civil rights complaint without prejudice. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited the right to challenge the dismissal because his informal brief did not address the basis for the lower court's decision.