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Mar 31 2026
10th Cir. 5:23-CR-00278-HE-7 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. FEI XIE

The Tenth Circuit affirmed Fei Xie's conviction and 120-month sentence, ruling that the district court properly admitted witness testimony and an organizational chart under the Federal Rules of Evidence. The court further held that Xie's role in financing and managing the drug trafficking organization justified the application of the organizer/leader sentencing enhancement.

Mar 31 2026
3rd Cir. 24-2673 Panel Decision

DiFraia v. Ransom

The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's Eighth Amendment and ADA claims regarding his removal from a drug treatment program, ruling that prison officials' good-faith judgments lack the requisite culpable state of mind for constitutional liability. However, the court vacated the dismissal of his state-law negligence claim because the lower court relied on precedent that the Supreme Court has since abrogated.

Mar 31 2026
11th Cir. 3:24-cr-00112-TKW-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RAFAEL SANCHEZ-DE LA ROSA

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 46-month prison sentence for illegal reentry after removal, rejecting arguments that a sentencing enhancement for a post-removal DUI was applied in error. The court held that the enhancement was proper under the Sentencing Guidelines and that the sentence was substantively reasonable given the defendant's history of impaired driving.

Mar 30 2026
11th Cir. 202512892 Panel Decision

Untitled Opinion

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion on March thirtieth, two thousand and twenty-six. The document provided is incomplete and does not contain specific facts, legal reasoning, or a holding.