Topic
Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a conviction for conspiracy to violate the Sherman Act involving the ready-mix concrete industry. The court found sufficient evidence of price fixing, bid rigging, and market allocation among competitors.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for attempted murder but vacated the sentence due to an Ex Post Facto violation. The court held that the district court erred by applying a later Sentencing Guidelines Manual that increased the defendant's advisory range.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a petition for a writ of error coram nobis filed by a former federal prisoner. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sound reasons for delaying his claims for over thirty years.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after the defendant argued that police tactics during his arrest violated due process. The court held that the agents' use of military-style equipment did not reach the extremely demanding standard required to dismiss an indictment for outrageous governmental conduct.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction and sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that while the district court erred by not submitting the different-occasions finding to a jury, the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a within-Guidelines-range sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to a firearm offense. The court rejected arguments that the district court erred in applying a cross-reference for attempted murder or in imposing a substantively unreasonable sentence.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop. The court held that the stop was constitutionally permissible based on a red-light violation and that the defendant had voluntarily consented to a frisk.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant challenging his sentence after his counsel filed an Anders brief. The court found the defendant's appeal waiver valid and enforceable, concluding there were no non-frivolous issues to pursue.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the convictions and mandatory life sentences of a Mara Salvatrucha gang leader for multiple murders and racketeering. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict and that the Eighth Amendment does not bar mandatory life sentences for defendants over the age of eighteen.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant who attempted to entice a minor using the internet. The court found sufficient evidence that the defendant was not entrapped and that the admission of prior search history was proper.