Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment to defendant, which determined that defendant did not owe uninsured motorist coverage to plaintiff following his car crash with Mason Baumgarte, an insured driver. The district court ruled that Baumgarte was solely responsible ...

Tagged with: Carjacking Possession of Firearm in Crime of Violence Residual Clause

Defendant pleaded guilty to carjacking and possession of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Following sentencing, defendant unsuccessfully moved to correct his sentence in the wake of Johnson v. U.S., 1315 S.Ct. 2551, which ruled that the ...

Tagged with: Carjacking Possession of Firearm in Crime of Violence Residual Clause

Defendant pleaded guilty to carjacking and related offenses after admitting he stole a car at gunpoint with the owner’s dog in the backseat; defendant later crashed the vehicle, killing the dog. Defendant’s plea agreement included a waiver of challenge to ...

Tagged with: Assessment of Criminal History Points Carjacking Criminal Waiver of Challenge to Conviction and Sentence

Who gets to determine the value of man’s best friend? According to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a victim-impact statement from a man who lost his dog in a carjacking was not enough evidence to support restitution to ...

Tagged with: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Carjacking

U.S. v. Juvenile Male (MLW No. 71608/Case No. 17-2605 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

Tagged with: Adult Prosecution Carjacking Criminal Law Juvenile Defendant