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Supervised Release

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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 1:22-cr-20040-JEM-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANGELO MARTINEZ

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, holding that binding precedent forecloses constitutional challenges regarding the statute's validity and the lack of a U.S. nexus. The court further ruled that recent Sentencing Guidelines amendments are substantive and do not apply retroactively to alter the defendants' sentences.

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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 1:22-cr-20040-JEM-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANGELO MARTINEZ

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, holding that binding precedent forecloses constitutional challenges regarding the Felonies Clause and nexus requirements. The court further ruled that recent Sentencing Guidelines amendments are substantive and do not apply retroactively to reduce sentences.

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Apr 16 2026
11th Cir. 1:22-cr-20040-JEM-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANGELO MARTINEZ

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of three defendants under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, holding that binding precedent forecloses constitutional challenges regarding the Felonies Clause and U.S. nexus requirements. The court further ruled that recent Sentencing Guidelines amendments are substantive rather than clarifying, precluding their retroactive application to alter the defendants' sentences.

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Apr 16 2026
10th Cir. 1:23-CR-00321-GPG-JMC-1) Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KALUB SEAN JACKSON

The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction for possession of child pornography, holding that officers did not violate the Fourth Amendment when seizing a suspect's phone during a roadside stop. The court ruled that the stop was lawful under Terry v. Ohio, independent of the search warrant's execution.

Child Sexual Abuse Material Criminal Fourth Amendment - Search & Seizure Supervised Release
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Apr 15 2026
11th Cir. 8:23-cr-00366-VMC-LSG-1 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JERMAINE JEROME CAMPBELL

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Jermaine Campbell's 144-month sentence, rejecting his claim that the district court acted unreasonably by limiting its review of sentencing comparators to the Middle District of Florida. The court held that the geographic limitation did not preclude a proper assessment of sentencing disparities or render the sentence procedurally or substantively unreasonable.

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Apr 15 2026
8th Cir. 25-3017 Panel Decision

United States of America v. Raheam D. McLean

The Eighth Circuit affirmed Raheam McLean's supervised release revocation sentence, finding no plain error in the district court's explanation or alleged Tapia violation due to a failure to preserve objections. The court modified the written judgment to remove an erroneous reference to a mandatory condition that did not match the oral pronouncement.

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Apr 14 2026
11th Cir. 2:23-cr-00309-ECM-SMD-2 Per Curiam

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. VANSHUN TRAYWICK

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 288-month sentence for a defendant with a two-decade history of drug offenses, ruling that the district court acted within its discretion even if the career offender enhancement was applied in error. The court held that the sentence was substantively reasonable given the defendant's extensive criminal record and the serious nature of the conspiracy charges.

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Apr 14 2026
4th Cir. 24-4624 Panel Decision

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NAEEM DEONTE JONES

The Fourth Circuit vacated a supervised release revocation sentence because the district court misclassified a drug-testing violation as a Grade B offense instead of the correct Grade C classification. The court remanded the case for resentencing to apply the proper sentencing guidelines and address potential statutory limits on the term of supervised release.

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