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Supervised Release

Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.

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Apr 28 2026
3rd Cir. 24-2740 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AARON LYONS

The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Aaron Lyons's habeas petition, ruling that his claim based on the Supreme Court's Rehaif decision was procedurally defaulted. The court held that the legal argument regarding knowledge of conviction status was reasonably available when Lyons pleaded guilty, and he failed to demonstrate actual innocence to excuse the default.

Constitutional Habeas Corpus - Federal Prisoner (28 USC 2255) Sentencing Guidelines Sixth Amendment - Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
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Apr 27 2026
6th Cir. 25-3730 Published

United States v. Shropshire

The Sixth Circuit affirmed a 121-month prison sentence for a large-scale drug trafficker, ruling the district court properly exercised its discretion to impose an above-Guidelines sentence. The court found no procedural or substantive unreasonableness in the sentence, which was based on the defendant's leadership role and the extraordinary volume of drugs involved.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Guidelines Departure Sentencing Guidelines
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Apr 27 2026
5th Cir. 25-30192 Per Curiam

United States of America Plaintiff— v. Julius Augillard Defendant—

The Fifth Circuit affirmed Julius Augillard's 70-month sentence for felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting his challenges to the sentencing guidelines' application of the realistic probability test and the firearm enhancement. However, the court vacated the judgment in part because the district court failed to orally pronounce a discretionary supervised release condition that was later added to the written judgment.

Criminal Drug Trafficking Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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Apr 27 2026
4th Cir. 25-4398 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CECIL EDWARD JACKSON

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment revoking Cecil Edward Jackson's supervised release and imposing a time-served sentence followed by one year of supervision. The court held that the revocation was supported by Jackson's voluntary admission and the sentence was procedurally and substantively reasonable under applicable law.

Criminal Sentencing Guidelines Supervised Release
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Apr 24 2026
5th Cir. 25-50136 Per Curiam

United States v. Vaughn

The Fifth Circuit affirmed Vickiel Vincent Vaughn's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, ruling that text messages used as evidence were non-testimonial under the Confrontation Clause. The court further held that the district court did not commit plain error by failing to make individualized sentencing findings for a within-Guidelines sentence.

Criminal Supervised Release
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