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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment revoking supervised release and imposing a sentence of imprisonment. The court rejected the appellant's arguments regarding the right to a jury trial and the consideration of breach of trust.
The Ninth Circuit vacated a kidnapping conviction due to improper jury coercion by the district court. The panel affirmed that the federal kidnapping statute allows the holding element to be satisfied through deception rather than physical force.
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 Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of illegal reentry after removal. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the statute was foreclosed by binding precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release. The court held that the district court's independent review of sentencing factors was sufficient to support the denial.