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The Eighth Circuit affirmed Jacob Robinson's sentence as an armed career criminal, ruling that his prior Arkansas conviction met the statutory elements of the Armed Career Criminal Act. The court rejected arguments regarding the age of the prior offense and procedural errors in sentencing calculations while granting counsel's motion to withdraw.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). The court held that while the defendant was technically eligible for relief, the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing public safety concerns against the reduction.
The Eleventh Circuit denied Spirit Airlines' petition for review, holding that federal law requires carriers to remit all collected security fees to the TSA. The court ruled that retaining value from expired travel credits does not constitute a refund to the passenger under the statute.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the direct appeal of a mail fraud defendant who had signed an appeal waiver, ruling that no valid claims fell outside the waiver's scope. The court found that enforcing the waiver would not result in a miscarriage of justice and directed any ineffective assistance claims to be raised in a collateral proceeding.
The Tenth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after a de novo review confirmed that any potential arguments were frivolous. The court held that the guilty plea was valid and the ten-year sentence for firearm possession lacked procedural or substantive error.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an inmate's claims regarding the Interstate Corrections Compact and Eighth Amendment violations but reversed the dismissal of his procedural due process claim. The court held that prolonged administrative segregation without meaningful periodic review violates the Fourteenth Amendment when officials indicate outcomes are predetermined.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress a handgun found in a plastic bag on a vehicle's roof. The court held that the gun would have inevitably been discovered during a lawful inventory search of the towed car.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed Velma Taper's sentence for fraud offenses, finding no abuse of discretion by the district court. The court also granted counsel leave to withdraw after an independent review revealed no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment for Weiser Security Services, ruling that the plaintiff failed to prove causation in his Title VII retaliation claim. The court held that there was insufficient evidence that the decisionmaker knew of the protected activity or that a biased supervisor used the decisionmaker as a cat's paw.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a constitutional challenge to a Texas statute limiting marriage solemnization to religious officials or judges. The court held that the plaintiff lacked Article III standing because he failed to allege concrete plans to perform a wedding ceremony in the county.
