Topic
Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a twenty-four-month prison sentence. The appellate court held that the district court acted within its broad discretion in sentencing the defendant for repeated violations of his release conditions.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment revoking supervised release and imposing an eight-month prison sentence. The panel found the sentence procedurally and substantively reasonable under the applicable legal standards.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's upward variance in sentencing for a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the lower court properly weighed the defendant's extensive criminal history despite his arguments regarding mitigating factors.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a twenty-four-month prison sentence. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the sentencing determination.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a criminal sentence where the defendant argued the district court breached a plea agreement by imposing supervised release. The court held that any error in the sentencing was not plain because extrinsic evidence showed the parties intended the original sentence including supervised release.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a sentence reduction motion under the First Step Act. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the defendant's arguments for a reduced term.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a twenty-four-month term of reimprisonment. The court rejected the defendant's arguments that the sentence impermissibly relied on retributive factors or was substantively unreasonable.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a criminal judgment where the defendant challenged the consistency of supervised release conditions. The court held that the discrepancy between the oral and written judgments did not constitute a Rogers error under controlling precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Nemiah Davis's supervised release. The court found no clear error in the district court's determination that Davis committed new criminal conduct based on his own admissions and corroborating evidence.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who pled guilty to firearm possession and drug trafficking charges. The court found no error in the district court's plea colloquy or sentencing procedures under a plain error and abuse of discretion standard.