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The Eighth Circuit affirmed the convictions of Bailey Belt and his mother for assaulting and murdering a victim on an Indian reservation. The court held that the district court properly admitted surveillance footage with gaps and correctly applied a sentencing enhancement for a vulnerable victim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of an immigration order. The court found that the petitioner forfeited his arguments by failing to challenge dispositive findings regarding asylum and Convention Against Torture claims.
The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Charles Dandraon Seaton. 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 by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Deandre Thompson. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant as untimely and duplicative. The court held that the notice of appeal was filed well after the statutory deadline and repeated a prior appeal of the same judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Christopher Williams against the United States. The dismissal occurred after the appellant voluntarily moved to withdraw the appeal and no party objected.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw appointed counsel and dismissed the appeal. The court found that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant as untimely and duplicative. The court held that the notice of appeal was filed well past the thirty-day deadline and repeated a prior appeal of the same judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by John Matthew Goines due to an insufficiently developed record. The court granted the appointed attorney's motion to withdraw after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court found the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
