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Sentencing Guidelines

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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 1:22-cr-20040-JEM-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANGELO MARTINEZ

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, holding that binding precedent forecloses constitutional challenges regarding the statute's validity and the lack of a U.S. nexus. The court further ruled that recent Sentencing Guidelines amendments are substantive and do not apply retroactively to alter the defendants' sentences.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 8:22-cr-00409-WFJ-SPF-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HECTOR CABALLERO

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of Hector Caballero for drug trafficking aboard a vessel. The court rejected constitutional challenges to the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act and upheld the district court's application of a captain role enhancement under the sentencing guidelines.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines
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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 4:24-cr-00006-AW-MAF-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. QUANTAVIOUS HURT

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 42-month prison sentence for a federal inmate who stabbed a fellow prisoner with a shank, rejecting claims that the sentence was unreasonably high. The court held that the district judge properly weighed the statutory factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the Guidelines' recommendation of ten to sixteen months against the defendant's violent conduct.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines Violent Crimes
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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 1:22-cr-20040-JEM-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANGELO MARTINEZ

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, holding that binding precedent forecloses constitutional challenges regarding the Felonies Clause and nexus requirements. The court further ruled that recent Sentencing Guidelines amendments are substantive and do not apply retroactively to reduce sentences.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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Apr 15 2026
11th Cir. 1:24-cr-20151-RAR-3 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. STEVE HENRY

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of safety-valve relief to a defendant convicted of drug trafficking, holding that his possession of firearms was in connection with the offense. The court found that a pattern of mixed drug and firearm sales from the same location facilitated the drug enterprise, precluding relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f).

Criminal Firearms Sentencing Guidelines
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Apr 15 2026
9th Cir. 3:23-cr-00202- 2-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HIGINIO ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ-REYES

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to dismiss an illegal reentry charge, holding that a California rape conviction categorically matches the federal definition of rape as an aggravated felony. Because the state offense qualifies as an aggravated felony, the defendant could not satisfy the fundamental unfairness requirement necessary to collaterally attack his removal order.

Criminal Immigration (Criminal) Sentencing Guidelines
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Apr 14 2026
1st Cir. 24-1834 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. HECLOUIS JOEL NIEVES-DÍAZ

The First Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because the district court failed to provide a sufficiently reasoned explanation for imposing a twenty-five-month upward variance above the Sentencing Guidelines range. This procedural error prevented the appellate court from reviewing the substantive reasonableness of the sentence, necessitating a remand for resentencing with proper justification.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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