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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Luis Esquivel-Bolanos for drug trafficking and firearm offenses. The panel found no non-frivolous arguments for appeal after an independent review of the record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a defendant's motions for sentence reduction and compassionate release. The appellate court concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the requests under the First Step Act.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant convicted of fentanyl conspiracy who had waived his right to appeal. The court found no non-frivolous issues to review after an independent examination of the record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a twenty-four-month prison sentence. The appellate court held that the district court acted within its broad discretion in sentencing the defendant for repeated violations of his release conditions.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a thirteen-month sentence for failure to register as a sex offender. The court rejected the defendant's claim that a prior plea agreement breach caused reversible harm.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a criminal judgment where the defendant challenged the consistency of supervised release conditions. The court held that the discrepancy between the oral and written judgments did not constitute a Rogers error under controlling precedent.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a sentencing enhancement applied to a defendant convicted of drug trafficking while on pretrial release. The court held that the district court erred by applying a leadership enhancement without finding that the defendant organized or supervised another participant.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Nemiah Davis's supervised release. The court found no clear error in the district court's determination that Davis committed new criminal conduct based on his own admissions and corroborating evidence.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a one hundred forty month prison sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance based on the defendant's repeated dangerous conduct.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling denying a motion to suppress evidence seized from a defendant's home. The court held that the search warrant application contained sufficient indicia of probable cause to trigger the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule.