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Every decision we've filed under Robbery & Extortion.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of qualified immunity to police officers who entered a residential backyard without a warrant after losing track of a fleeing suspect for eighteen minutes. The court held that the continuity of the hot pursuit exception was broken, rendering the warrantless search unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Hoang Ai Le's sentence, holding that his conspiracy was sufficiently advanced to deny a sentencing reduction under U.S.S.G. § 2X1.1(b)(2). The court reasoned that the conspirators were about to complete the substantive offense when interrupted by circumstances beyond their control, specifically the victim's lack of knowledge of the alarm codes.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed Thomas Robertson's conviction for obstructing the Electoral College vote certification, ruling that his participation in the January 6 riot constituted acting "corruptly" through independently felonious means. The court further rejected Robertson's sentencing challenges, upholding an 87-month prison term based on the substantial interference caused to the administration of justice.