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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of Booker Tyrell Henley. The court found no reversible error regarding jury instructions, sufficiency of evidence, or the district court's sentencing decision.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a seventy-two-month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting arguments based on national sentencing averages and mitigating factors.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a defendant's sentence for drug conspiracy, rejecting her claim that the district court failed to properly weigh sentencing factors. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion by considering the defendant's health issues while emphasizing the need for deterrence.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of Michael Christopher Rowser for conspiracy to commit bribery and fraud. The court held that circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the defendant's guilt and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion for sentence reduction under Section thirty-five hundred eighty-two, subsection C, paragraph two. The appellate court found no reversible error in the district court's explanation for rejecting the defendant's request for compassionate release.
The Third Circuit affirmed a four-level sentencing enhancement for possessing a firearm with a modified serial number. The court held that the presence of a separate legible serial number on the same gun does not prevent the enhancement from applying.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment regarding a defendant's sentencing enhancement. The court held that a prior Louisiana simple robbery conviction qualifies as a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines.
The Third Circuit affirmed a drug trafficking sentence after finding the District Court erred in deferring to Sentencing Guidelines commentary without first determining if the guideline text was genuinely ambiguous. The court held that the terms manager and supervisor were not ambiguous and that the defendant met the ordinary meaning of those terms based on his oversight of operations and a codefendant.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion for a defendant convicted of second-degree murder. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's weighing of the defendant's egregious offense conduct and ongoing disciplinary issues against his rehabilitative efforts.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation of supervised release and imposition of a twenty-four-month prison sentence. The panel found the within-Guidelines-range sentence was not unreasonable and granted counsel leave to withdraw.