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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Damian Costello for drug conspiracy charges. The court found no reversible error regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct and sentencing enhancements due to a lack of objections at trial.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a thirty-three-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of methamphetamine conspiracy. The court held that the defendant waived his right to be present at resentencing and that prior rulings on drug quantity preclude re-litigation of the issue.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a one hundred month sentence for a convicted felon possessing a firearm. The court held that any potential error in calculating the Sentencing Guidelines range was harmless because the district court would have imposed the same sentence regardless.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court found no error in the lower court's application of the Sentencing Guidelines and its consideration of statutory factors.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court held that the defendant was ineligible for relief under Amendment Eight Hundred Twenty-One because he possessed a firearm during the underlying offense.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a nine-month prison term after a defendant traveled to an unauthorized district. The court held that the district court acted within its broad discretion in weighing statutory factors to determine the sentence was substantively reasonable.
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 granted a motion to withdraw appointed counsel and dismissed the appeal. The court found that the appointed attorney properly filed an Anders brief asserting the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues.
The Third Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant who represented himself, ruling that his waiver of counsel was knowing and voluntary despite a district court error regarding the maximum penalty on one count.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by the Federal Public Defender. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no non-frivolous issues for review.