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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in crediting police testimony regarding the traffic stop that led to the discovery of the firearm.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea involving child sexual abuse and pornography offenses. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision to deny the motion without an evidentiary hearing.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a twenty-four-month sentence for illegal reentry, rejecting the defendant's claim that the above-guidelines term was substantively unreasonable. The court held that the district court properly justified the upward variance based on the defendant's criminal history and other statutory factors.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a one hundred month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of illegal re-entry and drug offenses. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing an above-Guidelines sentence based on the defendant's pre-sentencing disciplinary conduct.
The Fifth Circuit granted a motion to reform a judgment by striking a statutory reference. The court affirmed the sentence after determining that the defendant's constitutional challenge was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of summary judgment against police detectives and a prosecutor in a civil rights suit alleging a reckless investigation and evidence suppression. The court held that genuine disputes of material fact exist regarding whether the defendants violated clearly established law by ignoring exculpatory evidence and coercing witnesses.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a drug trafficking sentence after finding any alleged errors in the district court's application of sentencing guidelines were harmless. The court held that the district judge would have imposed the same sentence regardless of the defendant's objections.
The Eighth Circuit vacated a federal sentence and remanded the case due to procedural errors regarding sentencing guidelines. The court found the district court failed to explicitly address whether a state robbery conviction constituted relevant conduct to the federal firearms charge.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose an eight-month prison sentence. The court held that the district court properly considered the defendant's breach of trust and the need to promote respect for supervised release conditions without violating Supreme Court precedent.