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Every decision we've filed under Sentencing Guidelines.
The First Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentences of a former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, for conspiracy to commit federal-program bribery, federal-program bribery, and extortion under color of official right.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and supervised release revocation of Samuel Isidro De La Fuente for illegal reentry. The court granted the government's motion for summary affirmance because the appellant conceded his constitutional challenge was foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a compassionate release motion, finding no abuse of discretion in the determination that the defendant remained a danger to the community.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the sentence of a defendant convicted of drug-distribution conspiracy. The court found no reversible error in the district court's drug-quantity findings, role-in-the-offense enhancement, or denial of an acceptance-of-responsibility adjustment.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence of consecutive imprisonment for a defendant who committed murder while on supervised release. The court held the sentence was procedurally and substantively reasonable and did not violate the Eighth Amendment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the convictions of Bailey Belt and his mother for assaulting and murdering a victim on an Indian reservation. The court held that the district court properly admitted surveillance footage with gaps and correctly applied a sentencing enhancement for a vulnerable victim.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Clint Registe for being a felon in possession of firearms. The panel rejected arguments regarding the sentencing guidelines and the constitutionality of the federal statute.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by Steven Andrew Holguin. The court held that Holguin's valid sentence-appeal waiver in his plea agreement foreclosed his challenge to his conviction and sentence.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the sentencing calculations, the use of retributive factors, or the classification of the defendant's prior robbery as an aggravated felony.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the sentencing calculations, the name used in the revocation order, or the classification of the defendant's prior robbery as an aggravated felony.