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Every decision we've filed under Firearms.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed consolidated appeals filed by Seth Zachary Owens. The court found no non-frivolous issues to review after Owens's counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed consolidated appeals filed by Seth Zachary Owens. The court found no non-frivolous issues to review after Owens's counsel filed a brief under Anders v. California.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence under Section twenty-two hundred fifty-four. The court held that attempted armed bank robbery remains a crime of violence under Section ninety-two four C despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Davis.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's request to run his federal sentence concurrently with a state sentence. The appellate court held that the district court lacked the legal authority to modify the already-imposed federal sentence under the circumstances presented.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the drug trafficking and firearms convictions of two defendants despite challenges regarding gang-related evidence and jury instructions. The court found the evidence sufficient to prove firearm possession in furtherance of drug trafficking and deemed any trial errors harmless.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion filed by a defendant bound by a plea agreement. The court held that the sentence was not based on the Sentencing Guidelines range because the agreement allowed the defendant to avoid a mandatory life sentence.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Nicholas Dewayne Rogers for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that Rogers waived his right to challenge the suppression of evidence because he entered an unconditional guilty plea.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's upward variance in sentencing for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the lower court properly weighed the defendant's extensive criminal history despite his arguments regarding mitigating factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a federal prisoner seeking to challenge his sentence. The court dismissed the proceeding after finding no reasonable jurist could debate the district court's procedural and harmless error rulings.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a conviction for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that binding precedent forecloses a Second Amendment challenge to the statute.