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Criminal Law: Firearms Offense-Below-Guidelines Sentence-Appeal Waiver
U.S. v. Robinson (MLW No. 80705/Case No. 23-2685 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Sippel, J.
Criminal Law: Felon in Possession of Firearm-Prior State Conviction-Crime of Violence
U.S. v. Rethford (MLW No. 80698/Case No. 22-3634 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Ketchmark, J. (Celeste K. Johns, AFPD, of Springfield, MO for appellant) (Philip M. Koppe, former AUSA, of Kansas City, MO for appellee)
Criminal Law: Drug and Firearms Offenses-Downward Variance-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
U.S. v. Kent (MLW No. 80691/Case No. 23-1386 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Pitlyk, J.
Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence-Below-Guidelines Sentence
U.S. v. Conn (MLW No. 80688/Case No. 23-1480 – 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: Child Pornography-Evidentiary Ruling-Sufficiency of Evidence
U.S. v. Price (MLW No. 80687/Case No. 23-1358 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Fleissig, J.
Criminal Law: Appointed Counsel-Motion For New Counsel
U.S. v. Forcier (MLW No. 80726/Case No. 22-3637 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
Criminal Law: Ammunition Offense-Below-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
U.S. v. Hambrick (MLW No. 80689/Case No. 23-2152 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Ebinger, J.
Criminal Law: Abusive Sexual Contact of Child-Upward Variance-Procedural Error
U.S. v. Heart (MLW No. 80699/Case No. 23-1102 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Traynor, J.
Civil Rights: Inmate Action-RLUIPA-Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs
Holt v. Payne (MLW No. 80690/Case No. 22-1809 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Miller, J. (Gadeir Ibrahim Abbas, of Washington, D.C. for appellants; James D Rankin, III, of Little Rock, AR; Sarah Tacker, of Little Rock, AR; Lena F. Masri, of Washington, D.C.; Douglas Laycock, of Charlottesville, VA; Justi[...]
Civil Rights: Inmate Action-Pro Se Claims
Flowers-Bey v. Webster (MLW No. 80712/Case No. 23-1355 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri.
Civil Rights: Excessive Force-1983-Supervisory Liability
Dundon v. Kirchmeier (MLW No. 80695/Case No. 22-1246 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Traynor, J. (Rachel Lederman, of Oakland, CA for appellants; Melinda Longford Power, of Chicago, IL; Mara E. Verheyden-Hilliard, of Washington, D.C.; Janine L. Hoft, of Chicago, IL; Natali Segovia, of Albuquerque, NM; Ana[...]
Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Pro Se Complaint
Robinson v. Wells Fargo (MLW No. 80713/Case No. 23-1831 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Latest Opinion Digests
- Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Appellate Jurisdiction
- Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Bottom-of-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- 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
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- 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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