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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for compassionate release. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying relief after considering relevant factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted the Government's motion to dismiss an appeal based on a plea agreement waiver. The court dismissed the defendant's challenges to his sentence with prejudice.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment denying a motion to dismiss a firearm possession charge. The court held that it could not overrule a prior panel decision finding the statute constitutional under the Second Amendment.
The Federal Circuit dismissed Dr. Ahmad Aljindi's appeal as frivolous after the Claims Court certified that no appeal would be taken in good faith. The court affirmed the lower court's denial of a Rule 60(b) motion and its anti-filing injunction, leaving the prohibition on future filings without counsel or permission in full force.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Rosezzettea Lee Lopez for conspiracy and transportation of undocumented individuals. The court found the evidence sufficient to prove the defendant knowingly transported undocumented aliens for financial gain and rejected her constitutional challenges as plain error.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of Roger Lee Caldwell, Jr., for child pornography offenses and child sexual abuse. The court held that any error in admitting hearsay testimony from a detective was harmless given the overwhelming independent evidence of guilt.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that prison officials were protected by qualified immunity in a wrongful death suit. The court held that the officials lacked the subjective awareness required to establish deliberate indifference under the Eighth Amendment.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing Daniel Vega Cabrera after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit in the appeal. Consequently, the court affirmed Cabrera's convictions and sentences without holding oral argument.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Fredi Agustin-Vasquez Guardado after independent review found no arguable issues of merit. Appointed counsel was granted leave to withdraw following a proper Anders brief filing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Christopher Demon Holloway. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Holloway's motion to withdraw his guilty plea and that his appeal waiver was valid.