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Mar 17 2026
11th Cir. 4:17-cr-00029-MW-MAF-1 Per Curiam

United States v. Walker

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the revocation of Elliot Walker's supervised release and his 36-month sentence, holding that circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove he possessed fentanyl with intent to distribute. The court further ruled that any potential error in admitting hearsay testimony was harmless and that the district court did not plainly err by failing to exclude retributive factors from its sentencing reasoning.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Supervised Release
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Mar 17 2026
5th Cir. 25-10935 Per Curiam

United States v. Rubio-Castillo

The Fifth Circuit granted the government's unopposed motion for summary affirmance, rejecting an appellant's first-time constitutional challenges to a federal firearms statute. The court affirmed the conviction and sentence without addressing the merits of the Second Amendment or Commerce Clause arguments.

Criminal Firearms
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Mar 17 2026
1st Cir. 24-1311 Unpublished

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARK ANTHONY FIGUEROA

The First Circuit affirmed Mark Anthony Figueroa's money laundering conspiracy conviction, ruling that the district court's admission of a cooperating witness's kidnapping testimony and law enforcement overview testimony did not constitute reversible error. The court held that any evidentiary mistakes were harmless given the overwhelming independent evidence linking the defendant to drug trafficking proceeds.

Criminal Money Laundering
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Mar 17 2026
5th Cir. 25-10563 Per Curiam

United States v. Robinson

The Fifth Circuit affirmed Shaun Marqus Robinson's conviction for possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, rejecting his Second Amendment challenges as foreclosed by controlling precedent. The court held that both facial and as-applied challenges fail because the statute remains valid under existing case law and Robinson's specific prior conviction.

Criminal Firearms
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Mar 17 2026
5th Cir. 25-50659 Per Curiam

United States v. Chapa-Castaneda

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant for illegal reentry, rejecting his first-time constitutional challenge to the recidivism enhancement. The court held that the argument is foreclosed by the Supreme Court's decision in Almendarez-Torres v. United States.

Criminal Immigration (Criminal)
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Mar 16 2026
9th Cir. 2:21-cr-00547-FLA-1 Unpublished

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH ANTOUN

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a 12-month prison sentence imposed on Christopher Joseph Antoun following the second revocation of his supervised release. The court held that the district court provided sufficient reasons for varying above the Sentencing Guidelines and that the sentence was substantively reasonable under federal law.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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Mar 16 2026
10th Cir. 4:24-CR-00278-GKF-1) Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JACKEY WAYNE NUNAMAKER

The Tenth Circuit affirmed Jackey Wayne Nunamaker's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting his Second Amendment challenge to the statute. The panel held that its prior decision in Vincent v. Bondi controls and precludes such challenges, even for non-violent felony offenders.

Criminal Firearms
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