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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Sean Christopher Williams for manufacturing child pornography. The court rejected Williams's challenges regarding the admission of prior bad acts evidence, the sufficiency of evidence for interstate commerce, and the length of his within-Guidelines sentence.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a criminal information for unlawful reentry. The panel held that the defendant failed to show his prior removal order was fundamentally unfair because he could not demonstrate plausible grounds for discretionary relief.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm, finding the eyewitness testimony and physical evidence sufficient to support the jury's verdict.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a thirty-six-month prison sentence for illegal reentry after removal. The court found the sentence procedurally and substantively reasonable despite the defendant's argument that it was excessive.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Eric Lamount Whitener's supervised release and the three-month sentence imposed by the district court. The court found no due process violations, procedural errors, or inconsistencies in the sentencing conditions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
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 found the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after the government declined to waive the filing deadline. The court granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
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 non-frivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Eric Salvador Villegas-Castro. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.