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Every decision we've filed under Criminal.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion for appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding the record insufficient to evaluate an ineffective assistance of counsel claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Robinetta Henderson. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw appointed counsel and dismissed the appeal. The court found no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review after reviewing the Anders brief filed by the defendant's attorney.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's finding of trademark infringement and disgorgement of profits against defendants who used a mark similar to Trojan Battery's. However, the court vacated the permanent injunction and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the revocation of supervised release and the imposition of an eleven-month prison sentence. The court held that the defendant's constitutional challenge to the statute was foreclosed by prior binding precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Scott James Berkshire after the government moved to enforce an appeal waiver. The court held that Berkshire failed to demonstrate that enforcing the waiver would result in a miscarriage of justice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the defendant's Second Amendment challenge to the federal statute is foreclosed by existing precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who pled guilty to federal robbery and firearms charges. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous grounds for reversal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a defendant's third motion for compassionate release. The court held that neither an unusually long sentence following a change in law nor the Bureau of Prisons' refusal to retroactively designate a state prison constituted extraordinary and compelling circumstances.