Topic
Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the criminal convictions of two executives for willfully failing to pay over withheld employee taxes to the federal government.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose sentences in two consolidated cases. The court rejected the defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and substantive unreasonableness.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court sentence following the revocation of supervised release. The court also granted the defendant's counsel motion to withdraw from the case.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of three defendants under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act for trafficking cocaine on a vessel without nationality. The court rejected challenges to subject matter jurisdiction and the substantive reasonableness of the sentence.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act for three defendants arrested on a vessel without nationality. The court held that a State Department certification confirming a lack of nationality is conclusive proof of jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of three defendants under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. The court held that the vessel was subject to United States jurisdiction because the claimed nation of registry failed to affirmatively assert the vessel's nationality.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a consecutive sentence imposed on a defendant who threatened a federal officer. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in balancing sentencing factors under the Guidelines.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation sentences for supervised release violations. The court held that the district judge did not plainly err by considering retributive purposes when sentencing the defendant.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose consecutive sentences for a defendant who absconded from a halfway house. The court held that the district court did not plainly err by considering the seriousness of the violation conduct as a breach of trust, even though it used language referencing punitive goals.
The Fifth Circuit vacated a supervised release condition that required a defendant to reside in a reentry center for up to one hundred twenty days. The court held that the written judgment conflicted with the oral sentencing pronouncement, which had limited that requirement to situations where the defendant lacked suitable housing.