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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Gabriel Ramos-Bernhard for illegal reentry. The court held that his constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement is foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking compassionate release. The court found the appeal frivolous because the appellant failed to demonstrate a nonfrivolous issue regarding the district court's denial of his motion.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part the appeal of a defendant convicted of Hobbs Act robbery. The court held that the defendant's appeal waiver was valid and that his guilty plea was entered knowingly and voluntarily.
The Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant challenging conditions of his supervised release. The court held that a plea agreement waiver barred the appeal because the challenge did not concern a sentence exceeding the statutory maximum.
The Fifth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to reform a district court judgment to correct clerical errors. The court clarified that the revocation judgment was based solely on violations alleged in specific petitions.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for a sentence reduction under eighteen U.S.C. Section three thousand five hundred eighty-two subsection C two. The court held that Amendment eight hundred twenty-one of the Sentencing Guidelines does not apply to tax offenses or the specific enhancements used in this case.
The Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a prisoner's motion for sentence reduction. The court held that the district judge applied the correct legal standard despite quoting language from a different statutory context.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a drug trafficking defendant's sentence, rejecting claims that the government suppressed evidence regarding his leadership role. The court also upheld a sentencing enhancement for maintaining a drug premises, distinguishing the case from recent precedents based on the defendant's ownership and control.