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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a drug trafficking sentence after finding any alleged errors in the district court's application of sentencing guidelines were harmless. The court held that the district judge would have imposed the same sentence regardless of the defendant's objections.
The Eighth Circuit vacated a federal sentence and remanded the case due to procedural errors regarding sentencing guidelines. The court found the district court failed to explicitly address whether a state robbery conviction constituted relevant conduct to the federal firearms charge.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a thirty-two hundred forty-month sentence for a defendant convicted of producing and possessing child pornography. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in applying a sentencing enhancement because the minor victim was in the defendant's temporary custody and care.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a compassionate release motion for a defendant with serious health conditions. The court held that while the defendant met the criteria for extraordinary and compelling reasons, the district court properly weighed aggravating offense circumstances against mitigating factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the bribery and fraud convictions of two men who bribed a tax official to reduce business tax liabilities. The court rejected arguments regarding insufficient evidence, jury instructions, ineffective assistance of counsel, and a trial penalty.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a mandatory minimum sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act for a defendant with prior Georgia cocaine distribution convictions. The court held that Georgia law does not criminalize cocaine isomers outside the federal schedule, so the state statute is not broader than federal law.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sentencing enhancement for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that a prior Minnesota third-degree murder conviction qualifies as a crime of violence under the Sentencing Guidelines.
The First Circuit affirmed the defendant's federal convictions but found error in applying a career offender sentencing enhancement. The court held that the enhancement was inapplicable because the prior state conviction did not involve a substance controlled under federal law at the time of federal sentencing.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's sentence for a defendant who repeatedly illegally reentered the United States while on supervised release. The court held that the defendant failed to rebut the presumption of reasonableness for sentences within the Sentencing Guidelines range.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Louis Charles Younglove for drug distribution. The court held that officers had probable cause for a warrantless arrest and that the district court properly conducted a de novo resentencing.