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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of three doctors for operating a pill mill that prescribed controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose. The court rejected challenges regarding evidence sufficiency, evidentiary rulings, and jury instructions, finding no reversible error.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that had asserted personal jurisdiction over Florida-based defendants in a civil RICO suit filed in Michigan. The appellate court held that convenience factors alone cannot satisfy the statutory requirement that the ends of justice necessitate litigation in a forum where defendants lack minimum contacts.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court order finding personal jurisdiction over Florida-based defendants in a civil RICO suit filed in Michigan. The court held that convenience factors do not satisfy the statutory requirement that the ends of justice require litigation in a forum where defendants lack minimum contacts.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions of three doctors convicted for operating a pill mill that prescribed controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose. The court rejected challenges regarding sufficiency of evidence, evidentiary rulings, and jury instructions, finding the government proved the defendants knowingly violated federal drug laws.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentencing of Candace Sue Thein for drug conspiracy and distribution offenses. The court rejected Thein's arguments regarding factual findings, sentencing guidelines calculations, and the imposition of consecutive sentences.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant convicted of a child pornography offense based on a valid plea agreement waiver. The court found no non-frivolous issues outside the scope of the waiver after an independent review of the record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who had agreed to an appeal waiver in his plea agreement. The court found that the defendant's arguments regarding the length of his sentence fell squarely within the scope of that waiver.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation of supervised release for a defendant convicted of possessing child pornography. The court held that reimprisonment following a supervised release violation is not capped by the statutory maximum of the underlying offense.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Patrick Baxter for child pornography offenses. The court rejected Baxter's challenges regarding the search warrant, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing enhancements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a seventy-two-month sentence imposed on Jimarus Westley Puckett for a firearm offense. The court rejected an Anders brief arguing the sentence was substantively unreasonable after finding the district court properly weighed statutory factors.