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Where three defendants who pleaded guilty in a drug conspiracy challenged their sentences on appeal, the district court did not err in finding that the first defendant maintained his residence for the distribution of marijuana, and the defendants did not ...

Tagged with: Offense-Level Calculation sentencing

Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a felon-in-possession case, the evidence was insufficient to show a connection between ammunition and marijuana for a sentencing enhancement, but any error was harmless because the district court stated that it would sentence ...

Tagged with: Enhancements sentencing Sufficiency Of Evidence

Where a defendant challenged his sentence in a child-pornography case, the district court did not err in applying an enhancement for sadistic content or for use of a computer to communicate with a minor, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment ...

Tagged with: Enhancements sentencing

Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evidence in a felon-in-possession case, any mistake of law made by the arresting officer was objectively reasonable, so the traffic stop was lawful, and the judgment is affirmed. Judgment ...

Tagged with: Motion To Suppress traffic stop

Defendant was convicted of possession of child obscenity after police discovered in defendant’s home drawings appearing to depict minors engaging in sexual acts with adults who appeared to be their parents. On appeal, defendant challenged his conviction, arguing that the ...

Tagged with: First Amendment Possession of Child Obscenity Unconstitutionally Overbroad and Vague

Defendant appealed from the denial of his motion for a new trial and his request for copies of documents. Where the district court committed no abuse of discretion to deny defendant’s request for a new trial and for copies of ...

Tagged with: Motion for New Trial Newly Discovered Evidence Request for Documents

Defendant appealed from his guilty plea to a firearms offense, arguing that his counsel was ineffective, that his plea was involuntary and that the district court erred in denying his motions to withdraw his plea and to suppress evidence and ...

Tagged with: Firearm Offense Guilty Plea Suppression of Evidence

Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm pursuant to a plea agreement, after defendant shot and killed another individual after he attacked defendant at his home. As part of the agreement, the government declined to ...

Tagged with: Felon in Possession of Firearm plea agreement Upward Departure

Where a defendant challenged his conviction in a drug-conspiracy case, the evidence was sufficient to support the three counts, and the district court did not err in calculating the offense level based on a determination that the conspiracy involved 5 ...

Tagged with: Drug Conspiracy sentencing Sufficiency Of Evidence

Defendant appealed from his sentence following his conviction for distribution of heroin, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting. Defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the jury verdict and argued that the district court erred in not granting him a ...

Tagged with: Denial of Downward Variance Distribution of Heroin Sufficiency Of Evidence

Where a defendant challenged the sufficiency of evidence to support his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, arguing that the evidence did not show that he knowingly possessed a gun that was found on a plane ...

Tagged with: Airplane Search Possession Sufficiency of Evidence of Conspiracy