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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment for receiving a firearm while under felony indictment. The court held that federal law does not require an individualized assessment of dangerousness to disarm individuals facing felony charges.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court rejected constitutional challenges to the statute and found no error in the district court's sentencing calculation.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea by a felon in possession of a firearm. The court also upheld the classification of the defendant's prior bank robbery conviction as a crime of violence for sentencing purposes.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part the appeal of a defendant convicted of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. The court held that the defendant's guilty plea was valid and that his appeal waiver barred challenges to the reasonableness of his sentence.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a twenty-four-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. The court rejected challenges regarding drug quantity calculations, the district court's explanation for denying a sentencing variance, and the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's constitutional challenge to Colorado's Sex Offender Treatment and Monitoring Program. The court held that the program's requirements were reasonably related to legitimate penological interests and that the plaintiff lacked standing for certain claims.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who pled guilty to firearm possession and drug trafficking charges. The court found no error in the district court's plea colloquy or sentencing procedures under a plain error and abuse of discretion standard.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit dismissed a Second Amendment challenge because the plaintiff lacked standing while a protective order barred firearm possession. The court also affirmed the dismissal of a damages claim against a police chief based on qualified immunity.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a federal drug trafficking sentence after finding no procedural error in the district court's application of a role enhancement. The court held that evidence supported the finding that the defendant supervised a co-conspirator, satisfying the requirements for a three-level increase under the sentencing guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Toochukwu Michael Okorie for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court rejected Okorie's challenges regarding venue, evidence of prior convictions, jury instructions, and the reasonableness of his sentence.