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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
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.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed a Second Amendment challenge to the District of Columbia's ban on carrying firearms on public transit. The appellate court held that licensed pistol owners have standing to sue because the ban forces them to incur higher transportation costs to comply with the law.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography. The court held that a valid appellate waiver barred challenges to the prison term and supervised release, and found no plain error in the restitution calculation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the bribery and fraud convictions of two men who bribed a tax official to reduce business tax liabilities. The court rejected arguments regarding insufficient evidence, jury instructions, ineffective assistance of counsel, and a trial penalty.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's sentence for a defendant who repeatedly illegally reentered the United States while on supervised release. The court held that the defendant failed to rebut the presumption of reasonableness for sentences within the Sentencing Guidelines range.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses an as-applied constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses an as-applied constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a felon for possessing a firearm. The court held that existing precedent forecloses the defendant's constitutional challenge to the federal statute.
The First Circuit vacated a federal sentence for a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, ruling that prior state drug convictions did not qualify as controlled substance offenses under federal sentencing guidelines. The court remanded the case for resentencing because the district court erred in calculating the defendant's base offense level.