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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a thirty-year sentence imposed on a defendant convicted of child pornography offenses. The panel rejected arguments that the sentence was substantively unreasonable due to the consideration of pending state charges and the defendant's age and health.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion to dismiss an appeal based on a plea agreement waiver. The court enforced the waiver because the defendant knowingly and voluntarily gave up his right to appeal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for compassionate release. The appellate panel found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's conclusion that the defendant lacked extraordinary and compelling reasons for relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for compassionate release. The panel found no reversible error in the lower court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Sydaniel Gordon Sampson for possession of a firearm by a prohibited possessor. The court held that Sampson's Second Amendment challenge to the statute was foreclosed by prior binding precedent.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a within-Guidelines sentence for a felon who possessed a firearm with a large capacity magazine without knowing its specific features. The court held that the sentencing enhancement applies regardless of the defendant's knowledge of the magazine's capacity.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the sentence of a drug trafficker who argued for a reduced sentencing range. The court held that the district court properly applied the preponderance of the evidence standard and correctly denied a zero-point-offender reduction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for possession of ammunition. The court granted the government's motion for summary affirmance because the appellant's constitutional challenges were foreclosed by existing precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Mark Owen Garraway for transporting illegal aliens. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's finding that Garraway knew the individuals were aliens.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Billy Darrell Arnold, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods gang, rejecting his challenge to the suppression of evidence from a cell phone seized during his arrest.