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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained from a manual border search of a defendant's cell phones. The court held that brief manual searches of electronic devices at the border are routine and do not require a warrant or individualized suspicion.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sentencing enhancement for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that a prior Minnesota third-degree murder conviction qualifies as a crime of violence under the Sentencing Guidelines.
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.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction requiring intelligence agencies to follow their own termination regulations. The court held that career officers facing reduction-in-force terminations possess a property interest in reassignment and internal appeal procedures.
The Fourth Circuit vacated Shronda Covington's conviction for violating a prisoner's constitutional rights due to an erroneous jury instruction on causation. The court also remanded Tonya Farley's sentence because the district court improperly considered acquitted conduct when calculating her sentencing guidelines range.
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.