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Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant charged with felon possession of a firearm. The court found no plain error regarding surrogate DNA testimony, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing enhancements under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant challenging his firearm possession sentence. The court held that the defendant's valid appeal waiver in his plea agreement barred his claims of procedural and substantive unreasonableness.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a supervised release condition requiring mental health treatment. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in relying on the defendant's self-reported anxiety and depression.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a federal carjacking sentence of ninety-five months. The court held the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance from the advisory guidelines.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 24-month federal sentence for illegal reentry ordered to run consecutively to an undischarged state sentence for child sex abuse. The court held that the district court properly weighed the need to punish unrelated conduct and did not abuse its discretion in rejecting the defendant's arguments for a concurrent sentence.
The First Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence for firearm possession by a prohibited person due to reliance on an invalid rationale. The court affirmed the defendant's supervised release revocation sentence because he waived his challenges to that ruling.
The First Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence for firearm possession by a prohibited person due to reliance on an invalid rationale. The court affirmed the defendant's supervised release revocation sentence because he waived his challenges to that ruling.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence due to a material discrepancy between the court's oral pronouncement and the written judgment regarding a supervised release condition. The court held that the written judgment impermissibly broadened the scope of a warrantless search condition not announced at sentencing.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a conviction where a juror concealed a past federal investigation into his role in a local corruption scheme. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the juror impartial despite his dishonesty during voir dire.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a 96-month sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting claims that the district court committed procedural errors by departing from sentencing guidelines. The court held that judges are not required to incrementally move through criminal history categories and that such factors are properly considered within the ultimate reasonableness analysis.