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Mar 19 2026
4th Cir. 25-4375 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SANG THANH HUYNH

The Fourth Circuit vacated Sang Thanh Huynh's sentence due to a material discrepancy between the district court's oral pronouncement of supervised release conditions and the written judgment. Even though the Government conceded the error, the Court independently reviewed the record and found that such discrepancies require resentencing under established precedent.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Supervised Release
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Mar 19 2026
10th Cir. 5:11-CR-00045-R-1) Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BRIAN WILLIAM MCKYE

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to dismiss an appeal filed by Brian William McKye. The court dismissed the appeal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure and local circuit rules, effectively ending the appellate proceedings.

Criminal Other Criminal
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Mar 19 2026
8th Cir. 25-3009 Panel Decision

United States of America v. Kevin Adams

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Kevin Adams's supervised release and the imposition of a 22-month prison sentence. The court found no abuse of discretion, holding that the district court properly considered relevant factors and accorded a presumption of substantive reasonableness to the sentence within the Guidelines range.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
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Mar 18 2026
11th Cir. 6:18-cr-00176-RBD-DCI-1 Per Curiam

United States v. Siaca Melendez

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 24-month upward variance sentence imposed for federal probation violations involving child pornography. The court held that although the district court failed to explicitly state the reasons for the variance in open court, the record was sufficiently clear to prevent reversible error.

Criminal Firearms Plain Error Review
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Mar 18 2026
11th Cir. 9:21-cr-80092-RLR-1 Per Curiam

United States v. Kelly

The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Steven James Kelly's criminal appeal because his notice of appeal was filed well past the 14-day deadline mandated by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Even applying the prison mailbox rule to calculate the filing date, the appeal remained untimely and ineligible for an extension of time.

Criminal Other Criminal
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Mar 18 2026
11th Cir. 2:24-cr-00035-SPC-NPM-1 Per Curiam

United States v. Tyree

The Eleventh Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant in a direct criminal appeal. The court affirmed the defendant's convictions and sentence after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.

Anders Brief Criminal
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Mar 18 2026
9th Cir. 3:17-cr-00257- Published

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DAVID PAUL MARTINEZ

The Ninth Circuit affirmed convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), ruling that the federal ban on firearm possession by domestic violence misdemeanants is constitutional under the Second Amendment. The court held that the statute aligns with historical traditions of disarming dangerous classes and does not require individualized findings of future dangerousness for each offender.

Criminal Firearms
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Mar 18 2026
8th Cir. 25-3518 Panel Decision

United States of America v. Cody Ray Leveke

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's revocation of Cody Ray Leveke's supervised release and its imposition of a within-Guidelines prison term. The court held that the lower court did not clearly err in finding a mental health treatment violation and did not abuse its discretion in weighing sentencing factors.

Criminal Supervised Release
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