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Sixth Amendment - Confrontation Clause

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Mar 19 2026
6th Cir. 22-3544 Published

MARVIN G. JOHNSON v. DAVID BOBBY, Warden

The Sixth Circuit held that a state prisoner's federal habeas petition is not rendered moot by a subsequent resentencing from death to life without parole, as long as the underlying conviction remains intact. The court affirmed the denial of Johnson's petition, rejecting claims of ineffective assistance of counsel regarding the admission of criminal history evidence and the failure to raise a Confrontation Clause challenge.

Constitutional Habeas Corpus - General (28 USC 2241) Habeas Corpus - State Prisoner (28 USC 2254) Sixth Amendment - Confrontation Clause
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Mar 4 2026
3rd Cir. 23-2590 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DEON BLAIR

The Third Circuit affirmed Deon Blair's criminal sentence, rejecting his pro se arguments regarding ineffective assistance of counsel, jury trial waiver, and sufficiency of evidence. The court held that Blair knowingly waived his constitutional rights and that the evidence sufficiently supported his conviction for fentanyl distribution resulting in death.

Constitutional Drug Trafficking Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255) Sentencing Guidelines
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Mar 3 2026
6th Cir. 24-5859 Published

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AMADOR MAGALLON GUERRERO

The Sixth Circuit affirmed Amador Magallon Guerrero's convictions for drug trafficking and money laundering, rejecting his claims that his confession and cellphone searches violated the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. The court held that Guerrero failed to prove his statements were coerced or that his consent to search his phones was involuntary.

Constitutional Fifth Amendment - Self-Incrimination Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure Habeas Corpus - General (28 USC 2241)
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Dec 2 2025
11th Cir. 6:22-cr-00024-CEM-EJK-1 Published

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. RONALD ANTHONY BEASLEY, II

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Ronald Beasley's conviction for health-care fraud and conspiracy, rejecting his claims regarding newly discovered evidence and evidentiary rulings. The court held that the district court properly admitted evidence of uncharged theft as intrinsic evidence and did not err in denying a new trial or failing to hold an in-camera hearing on a witness's Fifth Amendment invocation.

Constitutional Fifth Amendment - Self-Incrimination Fourteenth Amendment - Equal Protection Sixth Amendment - Confrontation Clause
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