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The Fifth Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after determining the case presented no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court applied the Anders standard to conclude that the defendant's appeal lacked merit.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Richard Phillip of the Family Valdez's federal and state law claims following a review under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's proceedings and determined that oral argument was unnecessary.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed an 18-month prison sentence imposed after revoking Macy Renee Patterson's supervised release. The court held the sentence was substantively reasonable because the district court properly weighed sentencing factors without clear error.
The Tenth Circuit reversed the conviction of Thomas Edward Petro due to prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments that improperly suggested the presumption of innocence had been eliminated before jury deliberations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by pro se plaintiffs challenging a district court order. The court held that the order was neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order under federal law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed an above-guidelines sentence for a defendant who facilitated a straw purchase of a firearm that was later used to kill a police officer. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion to vary from the Sentencing Guidelines based on the unique circumstances and consequences of the offense.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Ana Romero's appeal of her wire fraud conspiracy sentence because she knowingly and voluntarily waived her right to appeal in her plea agreement. The court found the waiver enforceable under Bushert standards and determined that Romero's arguments did not fall within any of the waiver's narrow exceptions.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a 217-month sentence for a carjacking that left a victim permanently injured, rejecting the appellant's claim that he deserved a sentencing reduction for accepting responsibility. The court held that the defendant's repeated assertions that the shooting was accidental contradicted his guilty plea and demonstrated a lack of sincere remorse.
The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Scott Wayne O'Toole on appeal. The court dismissed the appeal after determining that no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review existed.
