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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion for compassionate release. The panel held that the district court properly applied sentencing guidelines and did not abuse its discretion in finding the defendant's family circumstances were not extraordinary and compelling.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Demetrie Massey's supervised release. The court held that the district court did not plainly err in considering the severity of the defendant's breach of trust and that the sentence was reasonable.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed Brian Johnson's sex trafficking convictions but reversed his acquittal on child pornography charges. The court vacated the sentence and remanded the case for resentencing consistent with reinstating the child pornography convictions.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed convictions for sex trafficking where fraudulent promises of compensation constituted a thing of value. The court reversed a district court acquittal on child pornography charges, finding sufficient evidence that the defendant knew his victim was underage.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a twelve-month sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting the defendant's claim that the sentence was substantively unreasonable. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion by weighing the defendant's mental health issues against his history of firearms offenses.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a district court order requiring a defendant to undergo a psychosexual evaluation as part of his prison sentence. The court affirmed the remainder of the thirty-month consecutive sentence, finding no abuse of discretion in the sentencing decision.
The First Circuit affirmed a forty-eight-month sentence for possession of a machinegun, rejecting the appellant's claim that the district court failed to adequately justify an upward variance from the Sentencing Guidelines range.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Otoniel Lugo-Campos for being a deported alien found in the United States. The panel rejected arguments regarding procedural and substantive sentencing errors, finding the district court's explanation sufficient and the sentence reasonable.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm because the district court relied on insufficient evidence to apply a sentencing guideline cross-reference. The court granted a joint motion for summary reversal, finding the government failed to prove the necessary factual basis for the enhanced offense level.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a twenty-four-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of sexual abuse. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance based on the nature of the offense and the defendant's history.