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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed Victor Manuel Chavarria's conviction and sentence while dismissing the remainder of his appeal. The panel concluded that Chavarria's plea was voluntary and that his appeal waiver was enforceable.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation of supervised release and thirty-month prison sentence. The court held that the categorical approach does not apply when determining the grade of a supervised release violation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court agreed that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Joshua Ian Celnik for distribution and possession of child pornography. The court rejected challenges to the admission of computer logs and expert testimony, finding no violation of the Confrontation Clause or evidentiary rules.
The First Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, rejecting his arguments that a justification defense should have been presented to the jury and that the statute was unconstitutional as applied to him.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Jose Alberto Rodriguez-Guzman. The court granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw after determining the appeal was moot.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the appeal of Antonio Colbert, finding no non-frivolous grounds for challenge after counsel filed an Anders brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for sentence reduction. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the compassionate release request.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant convicted of firearm possession by a felon, rejecting Second Amendment challenges and finding any procedural error regarding the Armed Career Criminal Act enhancement harmless.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Rami Mhana's convictions for money laundering and related crimes but reversed the district court's refusal to enter a forfeiture judgment. The appellate court held that forfeiture is mandatory under federal statute when the government meets specific prerequisites, regardless of restitution orders.