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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a thirty-two hundred forty-month sentence for a defendant convicted of producing and possessing child pornography. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in applying a sentencing enhancement because the minor victim was in the defendant's temporary custody and care.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Theotis Thornton despite noting his appeal was filed one day late. The court held that Thornton's unconditional guilty plea waived his right to challenge the denial of his motion to suppress evidence.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who had signed a plea agreement containing an appeal waiver. The court found the waiver enforceable and determined there were no non-frivolous issues to review outside its scope.
The Eighth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal in this criminal case. The court found the defendant's appeal waiver valid and enforceable, concluding there were no non-frivolous issues to review.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a compassionate release motion for a defendant with serious health conditions. The court held that while the defendant met the criteria for extraordinary and compelling reasons, the district court properly weighed aggravating offense circumstances against mitigating factors.
The First Circuit affirmed a conviction for possessing child pornography, ruling that a defendant using the Freenet file-sharing network in Opennet mode lacks a reasonable expectation of privacy. The court held that law enforcement's use of a modified Freenet tool to log voluntary requests did not constitute an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment.
The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in a semitruck. The court held that the traffic stop was a pretextual administrative inspection used solely to investigate a criminal narcotics tip.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 121-month sentence for possession and receipt of child pornography. The court held that the district court's procedural errors in calculating the sentencing guidelines did not affect the defendant's substantial rights and that the sentence was substantively reasonable.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress a firearm found in a vehicle. The court held that officers had probable cause to search the car under the automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking offenses. The court held that a valid sentence-appeal waiver in the plea agreement barred the defendant's due process claim regarding a government witness at sentencing.