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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
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.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a federal drug defendant's sentence of one hundred sixty-seven months in prison. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing a within-guidelines sentence despite the defendant's arguments regarding drug quantity and family circumstances.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who purchased a firearm while prohibited due to felony and domestic violence convictions. The court found no error in the district court's denial of motions for acquittal or a new trial.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a conviction for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. The court held that the district court properly applied a terrorism sentencing enhancement based on the defendant's specific intent to support armed conflict.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence for a firearms violation, ruling that a defendant is responsible for firearms sold by co-conspirators during jointly undertaken criminal activity. The court held that the defendant's coordinated actions with his cohorts established the necessary scope for sentencing enhancements under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentencing of Candace Sue Thein for drug conspiracy and distribution offenses. The court rejected Thein's arguments regarding factual findings, sentencing guidelines calculations, and the imposition of consecutive sentences.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a criminal sentence despite finding the government breached a plea agreement. The court held that the breach did not affect the outcome because the district court provided independent reasons for the upward variance.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who had agreed to an appeal waiver in his plea agreement. The court found that the defendant's arguments regarding the length of his sentence fell squarely within the scope of that waiver.