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The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a dispute over life insurance policy premiums. The court held that ambiguities in the policy documents must be construed in favor of the insureds under Alaska law.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction and sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that while the district court erred by not submitting the different-occasions finding to a jury, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a civil complaint filed under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's application of the statutory dismissal standard.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se prisoner challenging district court orders. The court held that the appealed orders were neither final nor appealable interlocutory or collateral orders.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a within-Guidelines-range sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to a firearm offense. The court rejected arguments that the district court erred in applying a cross-reference for attempted murder or in imposing a substantively unreasonable sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court held that the state court's application of the custody test for Miranda warnings and the voluntariness of the defendant's statements was not objectively unreasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a defendant's supervised release revocation and sentence. The court rejected the defendant's claims that the sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff. The court ruled that the notice of appeal was not filed within the required thirty-day window.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant challenging a district court order regarding summons preparation. The court held that the order was neither final nor appealable under federal jurisdiction statutes.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the convictions of three defendants involved with a criminal organization known as Killers with Aggression. The court rejected challenges regarding jury instructions on firearms charges and the sufficiency of evidence for a RICO conviction.
