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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court rejected the defendant's Second Amendment challenge and found no abuse of discretion in the sentencing decision.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to modify supervised release conditions that prohibited a defendant with a history of alcohol abuse from consuming any alcohol. The court held that a complete ban was the least restrictive means to serve the government's compelling interest in public safety and the defendant's rehabilitation.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a within-Guidelines sentence for a defendant convicted of firearm offenses. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in applying a sentencing enhancement for inducing a prohibited person to receive firearms.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a federal prisoner's motion to vacate a sentence is not second or successive when it challenges a new judgment entered after a prior habeas petition. The court vacated the district court's dismissal and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a life sentence for a defendant who led a dark web child pornography network. The court held that the district court properly denied a suppression hearing because the defendant failed to allege sufficient facts to prove a joint venture between the FBI and a foreign law enforcement agency.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a criminal sentence for a contractor who bribed a public official to rig bids for a residential school. The court held that the district court properly applied sentencing enhancements for the involvement of a sensitive public official and a fraudulent benefit exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of wire and bank fraud involving false Paycheck Protection Program loan applications. The court held that the district court properly included intended loss in its calculation under the relevant conduct guideline.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part the sentence imposed on Michael Windom for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that Windom's appeal waiver barred his challenge to the procedural reasonableness of his sentence, while finding no material discrepancy between his oral and written supervised release conditions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment revoking supervised release and imposing a nine-month prison sentence. The court found no reversible error in the revocation proceedings or the reasonableness of the sentence despite the appellant's arguments regarding procedural and substantive grounds.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's upward variance in a supervised release revocation sentence. The court held that the district court did not plainly err by relying on unobjected-to facts in the violation report and the probation officer's testimony.