Topic
Every decision we've filed under Supervised Release.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's sentence following the revocation of supervised release. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an eighteen-month prison term.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a thirty-month prison sentence for escaping federal custody and a consecutive fifty-month sentence for a supervised release revocation. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's sentencing decision and granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a 121-month prison sentence for a large-scale drug trafficker, ruling the district court properly exercised its discretion to impose an above-Guidelines sentence. The court found no procedural or substantive unreasonableness in the sentence, which was based on the defendant's leadership role and the extraordinary volume of drugs involved.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed Julius Augillard's 70-month sentence for felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting his challenges to the sentencing guidelines' application of the realistic probability test and the firearm enhancement. However, the court vacated the judgment in part because the district court failed to orally pronounce a discretionary supervised release condition that was later added to the written judgment.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment revoking Cecil Edward Jackson's supervised release and imposing a time-served sentence followed by one year of supervision. The court held that the revocation was supported by Jackson's voluntary admission and the sentence was procedurally and substantively reasonable under applicable law.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed an 18-month prison sentence imposed after revoking Macy Renee Patterson's supervised release. The court held the sentence was substantively reasonable because the district court properly weighed sentencing factors without clear error.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a carjacking sentence where the defendant claimed entitlement to a sentencing reduction for acceptance of responsibility. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in denying the reduction because the defendant minimized his culpability and made inconsistent statements about the shooting.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a sixty-month prison sentence for a defendant who made multiple threatening voicemails to a federal judge and her family. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion to impose an upward variance based on the premeditated and terroristic nature of the threats.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's findings regarding most supervised release violations but vacated the sentence due to procedural errors in admitting hearsay evidence. The court remanded the case for a new revocation hearing that strictly adheres to the *Frazier* balancing test for confrontation rights.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Marcus Guice's appeal after enforcing his plea agreement's appeal waiver. The court found the waiver was knowing, voluntary, and applicable to his challenge regarding a sentencing enhancement.