Thursday, July 17, 2025

Mims: After probation sentence, district court maintains ancillary jurisdiction over a criminal case to enforce restitution order

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In United States v. Mims , No. 22-13215 (J. Pryor, Branch , Grant), the Court held that a district court, even after a defendant completes h...
Thursday, August 01, 2024

Gonzalez: Fourth Amendment Does Not Require A Misdemeanor To Occur In An Officer's Presence To Justify A Warrantless Misdemeanor Arrest

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In United States v. Gonzalez , No. 23-10578 (July 19, 2024) ( Wilson , Luck, Lagoa), the Court affirmed Mr. Gonzalez’s conviction, in accord...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Steiger: No Plain Error Concerning The Reasonableness Of A Twenty-Year Prison Sentence, Which District Court Imposed Following The Revocation of Appellant's Probation Sentence Based On His New Conviction Of Second-Degree Murder

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In United States v. Steiger , No. 22-10742 (July 16, 2024) (CJ Pryor, J. Pryor, Coogler of N.D. Ala. ), the Court (on remand from the en ban...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Buselli: The Federal Murder-For-Hire Statute Is Intended to Describe the Generic Conduct Prohibited And Thus, Does Not Require Jury Instructions On Defenses to Murder Under State Law

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In United States v. Buselli , No. 23-10272 (July 11, 2024) (Jordan, Lagoa, Hull ), the Court affirmed Ms. Buselli’s convictions for murder f...
Monday, July 29, 2024

Hernandez: A Pre-First Step Act Sentence That is Vacated Does Not Trigger § 403(a)’s Modified Stacking Rule

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In United States v. Hernandez , No. 22-13311 (July 8, 2024) (Rosenbaum, Newsom , Luck), the Court affirmed Mr. Hernandez’s sentence for seve...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Wright: Child Pornography Production Does Not Require The Minor's Active Engagement

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In United States v. Wright , No. 22-12338 (Mar. 19, 2024) ( Branch , Grant, Carnes), the Court affirmed Mr. Wright’s conviction, pursuant to...

Gbenedio: Affirming Evidentiary Rulings Underlying "Pill Mill" Convictions

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In United States v. Gbenedio , No. 22-12044 (Mar. 6, 2024) ( CJ Pryor , Rosenbaum, Abudu), the Court affirmed Mr. Gbenedio’s convictions and...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Boone: Affirming 840-Month Sentence

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In United States v. Boone , No. 22-11153 (Apr. 9, 2024) (Jordan, Lagoa, Hull ), the Court affirmed Mr. Boone's 840-month sentence.    Mr...