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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's revocation of Keshawn Reed's supervised release. The court found sufficient evidence supported findings that Reed violated his supervision terms by driving while intoxicated and by eluding police.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a forty-six-month sentence for conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. The court held that the district court did not commit plain error in explaining its sentence or abuse its discretion in selecting a below-guidelines term.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court agreed that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress statements made by a defendant during police interviews at a hospital and a police station. The court dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding the substantive reasonableness of his sentence due to a valid waiver in his plea agreement.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a 240-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of drug conspiracy and wire fraud. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's refusal to further reduce the sentence despite the defendant's arguments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by appointed counsel. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order hospitalizing a defendant for a dangerousness evaluation after finding him incompetent and unrestorable for trial. The court reversed the portion of the order that directed a formal psychiatric examination and report, ruling that step was premature and beyond the district court's authority.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a within-Guidelines sentence imposed on a defendant who pleaded guilty to an illegal reentry offense. The court granted counsel leave to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the life imprisonment sentence imposed on Richard Dean Hicks. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting arguments for a lesser sentence based on the defendant's medical conditions and age.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's revocation of Devin Allen Wolfe's supervised release. The court held that Wolfe was barred from challenging the reimposed conditions and that the conditions were not erroneous on the merits.