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Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of a former federal agent convicted of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. The court rejected arguments regarding untimely suppression motions, trial errors, and sentencing calculations.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a twenty-four-month prison sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release. The court held that the district court did not commit plain error by failing to provide a specific oral justification for an upward variance and did not abuse its discretion in imposing a substantively unreasonable sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment revoking supervised release and imposing imprisonment. The court rejected the appellant's constitutional challenge to the relevant statute as foreclosed by prior precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum and withholding of removal for a Salvadoran national barred by a serious nonpolitical crime conviction. The court vacated the denial of Convention Against Torture relief and remanded the case for reconsideration under the correct legal standard regarding government acquiescence.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and the consecutive term of supervised release. The court found no plain error in the district court's explanation of its sentencing decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Edgar Julian Antunez-Perez for illegal reentry and the consecutive term following supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the district court's explanation for consecutive sentences or its imposition of supervised release on a deportable alien.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a conviction for threatening a federal official, finding sufficient evidence that a voicemail constituted a true threat. The court also held that the district court's jury instructions on the required mental state were not plainly erroneous.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence of Jeffrey Gray for possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a minor. The court rejected Gray's arguments regarding sentencing enhancements and supervised release conditions.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Keysi Gonzalez-Madrid's appeal after appointed counsel filed an Anders brief and moved to withdraw. The court said any challenge to the sentence was moot because Gonzalez-Madrid had been released from custody and had no term of supervised release.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed an above-guidelines sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant did not show the upward variance was substantively unreasonable or inadequately explained.