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Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentencing of Del Martinez Evans, Jr. The court found any error in the career-offender enhancement to be harmless.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who orchestrated a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program scheme with her attorney. The court found the evidence sufficient to prove wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering, and upheld the district court's calculation of loss and restitution.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of supervised release but vacated the sentence due to a procedural error. The court remanded the case for resentencing because the district court failed to orally pronounce discretionary conditions of supervised release.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a criminal sentence for a defendant convicted of drug trafficking and making credible threats of violence. The court held that the district court properly applied a sentencing enhancement for threats and did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the defendant's arguments for a lower sentence.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a twenty-one-year prison sentence for a defendant convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance based on the defendant's extensive criminal history and the seriousness of the offense.
The Eighth Circuit vacated a sentence imposed on a defendant convicted of child exploitation charges. The court held that the district court committed procedural error by relying on unproven, disputed factual allegations in the presentence report.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by a pro se appellant challenging a probation revocation. The court held that the named defendants were protected by absolute immunity and that the appellant failed to adequately brief his claims.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sentence of one hundred eighty months in prison for a defendant convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography. The court rejected arguments regarding a sentencing enhancement and the substantive reasonableness of the term.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose an eighteen-month prison sentence. The appellate court held that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in weighing the defendant's history of sexual assault against her continued drug trafficking.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress methamphetamine found during a pat-down search. The court vacated the defendant's sentence and remanded the case for resentencing due to an erroneous application of the career-offender enhancement.