Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Ijaz Oliver for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court found no meritorious grounds for appeal and determined the district court's sentence was reasonable under federal law.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction and sentence where the district court failed to submit the Armed Career Criminal Act occasions inquiry to a jury. The court held that the error was harmless because the evidence that the prior offenses occurred on separate occasions was overwhelming.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Leonard W. Houston regarding a district court order denying his motion to amend a complaint. The court held that the order in question was neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the criminal judgment and sentence of Tyrone Kelly. The court rejected Kelly's challenges to his drug trafficking conviction and the resulting forty-five-month imprisonment term.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence that included a career-offender enhancement based on prior Delaware drug convictions. The court held that the state statutes punished completed deliveries, even when those deliveries involved attempted transfers.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a sixty-six-month sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm and upheld revocations of supervised release. The court remanded two related appeals to correct a clerical error in the judgment that listed violations not found by the district court.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a district court dismissal of a fraud and conspiracy complaint against a hospital. The appellate court held that Maryland's general three-year statute of limitations applies to these claims rather than the five-year medical malpractice period.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that an immigration judge violated a noncitizen's statutory right to counsel by denying a continuance to find new representation. The court vacated the removal order and remanded the case for the Board of Immigration Appeals to consider whether the violation prejudiced the petitioner.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a summary judgment that dismissed a civil rights suit brought by two men wrongfully convicted of murder. The court held that a deceased witness's trial testimony regarding police coercion was admissible and created a triable issue of fact on a fabrication claim.