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Every decision we've filed under Other Criminal.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Steven James Kelly's criminal appeal because his notice of appeal was filed well past the 14-day deadline mandated by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Even applying the prison mailbox rule to calculate the filing date, the appeal remained untimely and ineligible for an extension of time.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in the case of United States versus Dana Sam. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in the case of United States versus Gibbs. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in this criminal appeal. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a 12-month supervised release revocation sentence, finding no plain error in the district court's handling of the defendant's arguments regarding his original state detainer. The panel held that the sentence was substantively reasonable given the defendant's overall dishonesty and performance on supervision, not just a single relapse event.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in the case of United States v. LaQuan Carter. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The Eleventh Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant in a direct criminal appeal. The court affirmed the conviction and sentence after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the Government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by a defendant who had previously entered a guilty plea. The court enforced the defendant's sentence appeal waiver, ruling that the appeal was barred by the terms of that plea agreement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a correction order to amend a previously filed opinion. The amendment addresses clerical errors regarding the spelling of a name within the document.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order directing the Bureau of Prisons to release funds from a defendant's inmate trust account to satisfy a restitution obligation. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw after finding no abuse of discretion in the lower court's ruling.