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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Michael Celestine for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court held that Celestine's constitutional challenges to the statute were foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Charles Dandraon Seaton. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Daontae Nathaniel Hale for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens. The court held that the district court properly denied Hale's motion to suppress evidence gathered by Border Patrol agents.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Samuel Sweeley in an unpublished per curiam opinion. The court declined to address a potential error regarding a drug testing payment condition because the defendant did not challenge that specific aspect of his sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Deandre Thompson. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the sentencing calculations, the use of retributive factors, or the classification of the defendant's prior robbery as an aggravated felony.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the sentencing calculations, the name used in the revocation order, or the classification of the defendant's prior robbery as an aggravated felony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw appointed counsel and dismissed the appeal. The court found that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by Steven Andrew Holguin. The court held that Holguin's valid sentence-appeal waiver in his plea agreement foreclosed his challenge to his conviction and sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a forty-eight-month sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance based on the defendant's criminal and removal history.