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The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction where the defendant challenged the factual basis of his guilty plea. The court found no clear or obvious error in the district court's proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to remand in a criminal case involving a sentence revocation. The court vacated the revocation sentence and dismissed the appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of state sovereign immunity for a deputy sheriff in a malicious prosecution claim, finding that deputy sheriffs in Alabama are entitled to the same immunity as sheriffs when acting within the scope of their employment.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search warrant. The court held that the affidavit provided probable cause to search the defendant's residence for drugs and firearms, rendering his challenge under Franks v. Delaware unnecessary.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to police officers in a civil rights lawsuit. The court held that the officers had probable cause to arrest the plaintiff and did not use excessive force during the encounter.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to correct a clerical error in a criminal judgment. The court held that the requested change would constitute a substantive modification rather than a clerical correction under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure thirty-six.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision in this civil appeal. The panel issued a brief per curiam opinion without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the denial of relief based on a statutory bar for serious nonpolitical crimes and a failure to prove a likelihood of torture upon return to Honduras.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner challenging his custody. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate a nonfrivolous issue showing that the statutory remedy under section two thousand two hundred fifty-five was inadequate or ineffective.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that barred an insurer from relitigating a claim after two voluntary dismissals. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one requires a second dismissal to operate as an adjudication on the merits, regardless of whether the first dismissal was consensual.
