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The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment revoking supervised release and imposing a twelve-month prison term. The appellate court held that any error in admitting hearsay evidence at the revocation hearing was harmless because the conviction alone sufficiently proved the violation.
The Sixth Circuit held that the Sixth Amendment does not require defense attorneys to advise naturalized citizens that a guilty plea may carry the risk of denaturalization and eventual deportation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a criminal sentence imposed after the defendant pled guilty to a tax offense. The court concluded the district court did not impose a substantively unreasonable sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate clear error or explain why he had not notified the relevant courts of a changed address.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has granted petitions for rehearing en banc in the consolidated cases of United States v. Ruiz and United States v. Hebert. The court has vacated its prior judgments and reopened the matters to address critical questions regarding the burden of proof for non-Indian status in General Crimes Act prosecutions.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff who mislabeled his objections to a magistrate judge's report as a notice of appeal. The court remanded the case to the district court with instructions to treat the filing as objections to the report and recommendation.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a 151-month sentence for drug distribution, rejecting the defendant's claim that the district court gave undue weight to his extensive criminal history.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation of supervised release and imposition of a ten-month prison sentence. The panel found no significant procedural error and determined the sentence was not substantively unreasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has granted petitions for rehearing en banc in the consolidated cases of United States v. Ruiz and United States v. Hebert. The court has vacated its prior panel judgments and stayed the issuance of mandates pending further proceedings.
