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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
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 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 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 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.
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 Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation of supervised release and imposition of an eighteen-month prison term. The court held that the district court did not impermissibly rely on retributive factors when sentencing the defendant for violating her supervised release.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Yoandy Alonso Figueredo because it was filed after the deadline. The court held that the government's motion to dismiss was granted based on the untimely filing of the notice of appeal.
The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court order requiring restitution in a child sex trafficking case. The court held that the government failed to prove the victims suffered losses that would not have occurred but for the defendant's specific conduct.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a defendant's sentence for drug conspiracy despite arguments that the career offender enhancement was improperly applied. The court held that the sentence was substantively reasonable given the defendant's extensive criminal history and the seriousness of the offenses.
The First Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because the district court failed to provide a sufficiently reasoned explanation for imposing a twenty-five-month upward variance above the Sentencing Guidelines range. This procedural error prevented the appellate court from reviewing the substantive reasonableness of the sentence, necessitating a remand for resentencing with proper justification.