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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Omar Deangelo Charleston. The court rejected arguments regarding jury pool composition, sufficiency of evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, and substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Nestor Jose Mendoza-Garcia for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. The court granted the Government's motion for summary affirmance, finding no substantial question regarding the outcome.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing Fermin Mora-Hernandez. 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 to withdraw filed by appointed counsel. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no non-frivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's claims against state judges. The court held that judges are not persons subject to suit under Section nineteen eighty-three in their official capacities and are shielded by absolute judicial immunity for their judicial actions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review filed by a Honduran national seeking asylum and protection against torture. The court found substantial evidence supported the Board of Immigration Appeals' conclusion that the petitioner failed to prove a nexus between his harms and a protected ground.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of federal habeas relief to a death row inmate challenging the admission of a hospital confession. The court held that the Mississippi state courts did not unreasonably apply federal law or make unreasonable factual findings regarding the voluntariness of the statement.
The Fifth Circuit held that a stipulated dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one automatically ends a case without requiring district court approval. The court granted mandamus to vacate orders scheduling evidentiary hearings after all parties had filed a joint stipulation to dismiss.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment dismissing a civil rights lawsuit against state judges. The court held that judges are not persons subject to suit under Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-three in their official capacities and are protected by absolute judicial immunity for their judicial actions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal filed by Franklin Joseph Perkins. The court found that the appointed attorney's Anders brief correctly identified no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
