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Criminal Law: Sexual Abuse-Jury Instructions-Mental State
U.S. v. Albert (MLW No. 80708/Case No. 22-3404 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa.
Criminal Law: Sentencing-Supervised Release-Rehabilitation
U.S. v. Moore (MLW No. 80714/Case No. 23-2125 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri.
Criminal Law: Sentencing-Substantive Reasonableness-Mitigating Factors
U.S. v. Davis (MLW No. 80710/Case No. 22-3631 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
Criminal Law: Sentencing-Offense Level-Substantive Reasonableness
U.S. v. Cooper (MLW No. 80722/Case No. 22-2816 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa.
Criminal Law: Sentencing-Mitigating Factors-Policy
U.S. v. Sweat (MLW No. 80724/Case No. 22-3472 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas.
Criminal Law: Sentencing-Additional Evidence-Reopened Record
U.S. v. Combs (MLW No. 80725/Case No. 22-3556 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa.
Criminal Law: Receiving Child Pornography-Reasonableness of Sentence-Use of Sentencing Commission Data
U.S. v. Crawford (MLW No. 80696/Case No. 22-2018 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Clark, J.
Criminal Law: Possession of Firearm by Felon-Armed Career Criminal Designation-Predicate Offenses
U.S. v. Willis (MLW No. 80700/Case No. 23-1343 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Frank, J.
Criminal Law: Perjury-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence-Sentencing Discretion
U.S. v. Jenkins (MLW No. 80694/Case No. 23-2702 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J.
Criminal Law: Motion To Suppress-Automobile Exception-Probable Cause
U.S. v. Mitchell (MLW No. 80709/Case No. 22-3616 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri.
Criminal Law: Firearms Offense-Increased Base Offense Level-Prior Criminal Offenses
U.S. v. Bailey (MLW No. 80697/Case No. 22-3394 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Williams, J. (Nova D. Janssen, AFPD, of Des Moines, IA for appellant) (Dan Chatham, AUSA, of Cedar Rapids, IA for appellee)
Criminal Law: Firearms Offense-Guidelines Cross-Reference-Knowledge of Immigration Status
U.S. v. Jawher (MLW No. 80686/Case No. 22-2844 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Autrey, J. (Haralambos Dimitrios Mihas, of Wyandotte, MI for appellant) (Nino Przulj, AUSA, of St. Louis, MO for appellee)
Latest Opinion Digests
- Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Appellate Jurisdiction
- Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Bottom-of-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
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- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
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- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
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