Topic
Every decision we've filed under Firearms.
The Seventh Circuit vacated Frank Washington the Third's seventy-month felon-in-possession sentence on procedural grounds. The court held that the district court did not adequately explain why that sentence was appropriate under the defendant's individual circumstances.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the 15-month sentence of Brian O. Knight for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court found no reversible plain error in the district court's consideration of rehabilitation needs.
The Eighth Circuit upheld the conviction of Teslauch K. Gatkuoth for illegal firearm possession. The court found no Fourth Amendment violation in the search that uncovered the weapon.
The Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's sentencing decision in the case of Joshua Allen Morris. The court found that the district court did not err in its application of sentencing enhancements.
The Eighth Circuit upheld the conviction and sentence of Stephen Jay Thorp for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court found the conviction constitutional and the sentence reasonable.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the convictions of John Devere Battle for multiple robbery-related offenses. The court also addressed sentencing issues related to statutory maximums and restitution.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the district court properly denied a sentencing reduction for acceptance of responsibility due to the defendant's jail misconduct.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted felon for possession of a firearm and ammunition. The court held that existing precedents foreclose challenges to the constitutionality of the federal statute under the Second Amendment and the Commerce Clause.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a conviction for a felon possessing a firearm. The court held that the district court had an adequate factual basis to accept the defendant's guilty plea.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a four-level sentencing enhancement for a felon in possession of a firearm who fled from police. The court held that the firearm facilitated the flight even though it was hidden in a passenger's purse and never displayed.