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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 Eloy Padilla-Saldana for illegal reentry. The court rejected his constitutional challenge to the statutory sentencing enhancement, noting the argument was foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Sean Christopher Williams for manufacturing child pornography. The court rejected Williams's challenges regarding the admission of prior bad acts evidence, the sufficiency of evidence for interstate commerce, and the length of his within-Guidelines sentence.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a criminal information for unlawful reentry. The panel held that the defendant failed to show his prior removal order was fundamentally unfair because he could not demonstrate plausible grounds for discretionary relief.
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.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that denied qualified immunity to jail officials in a death-in-custody case. The court held that the pretrial detainee's medical needs were not obvious to a layperson, so the officials did not violate clearly established law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Gustavo Enrique Renovato. 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 sentence of a defendant convicted of traveling in interstate commerce to engage in a sexual act with a minor. The court rejected challenges to a sentencing enhancement for a vulnerable victim and a claim regarding conditional sentencing language.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a restitution order of twenty-five thousand dollars imposed on a defendant convicted of possessing child pornography. The court held that binding precedent forecloses arguments that the Fifth and Sixth Amendments require jury findings for restitution amounts or disaggregation of victim losses.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a brief asserting no nonfrivolous issues existed. The court granted the motion to withdraw and denied the defendant's request to proceed pro se.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a twenty-four-month prison sentence. The appellate court found no plain error in the district court's consideration of sentencing factors.