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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence requiring mandatory consecutive terms for firearm offenses under Section nine hundred twenty-four of Title eighteen. The court held that the district court properly clarified an ambiguity in the oral sentencing order to comply with statutory mandates.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for sentence reduction. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the compassionate release request.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to reduce a sentence based on a retroactive sentencing guideline amendment. The court held that the district judge did not abuse discretion by relying on the defendant's disciplinary record and the nature of the offense to deny the reduction.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant convicted of firearm possession by a felon, rejecting Second Amendment challenges and finding any procedural error regarding the Armed Career Criminal Act enhancement harmless.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Rami Mhana's convictions for money laundering and related crimes but reversed the district court's refusal to enter a forfeiture judgment. The appellate court held that forfeiture is mandatory under federal statute when the government meets specific prerequisites, regardless of restitution orders.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that law enforcement did not violate due process by retaining seized motorcycles as evidence in a murder investigation. The court held that the Fourth Amendment defines the process due for property seizures in criminal cases, and no further notice or hearing was required while the investigation remained active.
The First Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, rejecting his arguments that a justification defense should have been presented to the jury and that the statute was unconstitutional as applied to him.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Jose Alberto Rodriguez-Guzman. The court granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw after determining the appeal was moot.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the appeal of Antonio Colbert, finding no non-frivolous grounds for challenge after counsel filed an Anders brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on a defendant convicted of illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the enhanced penalty range was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.