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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentences imposed on Jose DeJesus Mejia-Fraijo for illegal reentry as a felon and the revocation of his supervised release. The court granted counsel leave to withdraw under Anders v. California after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of a defendant convicted of drug-related offenses and maintaining a drug premises. The court found sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict and determined the district court did not clearly err in applying the drug-house sentencing enhancement.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence. The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a notice of appeal and that counsel was not deficient for failing to object to a supervised release term that did not exceed the statutory maximum.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a one hundred ninety month sentence for carjacking and firearm use. The court held the district court did not abuse its discretion in weighing mitigating factors against the defendant's violent history.
The Tenth Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California and dismissed the appeal as frivolous.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of securities fraud. The court found no meritorious grounds for appeal after reviewing the record under the Anders standard.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of a defendant convicted of firearm and drug trafficking offenses. The court held that testimony regarding a confidential informant was not hearsay and that uncharged drug transactions constituted relevant conduct for sentencing.
The First Circuit vacated a defendant's enhanced sentence, ruling that his prior Massachusetts carjacking conviction did not qualify as a crime of violence under the federal sentencing guidelines.
The First Circuit affirmed the revocation of supervised release where the defendant received notice of the violations in the probation officer's motion, even though the motion did not explicitly list every specific instance of drug use.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of Malik McKenzie, rejecting arguments regarding the traffic stop, admission of prior drug sales evidence, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing enhancements.