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Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury convicted Herman Jackson of two counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and nine counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, as well as two counts of making a false statement in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 for his role in the scheme.
Sentencing Guidelines – Involuntary Plea
In the midst of his fraud trial, appellant Kevin Reed decided to plead guilty.
Failure to Cooperate – Failure to Prosecute
We have consolidated for decision two cases in which the district judges and volunteer lawyers generously gave uncooperative plaintiffs every opportunity to pursue their claims.
Sentencing – Sufficiency of Evidence
The issue in this appeal is whether the district court had a sufficient basis for imposing an above-guideline sentence on appellant Guadalupe Mejia, Jr., who pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Execution of Search Warrant – Plain View Donctrine
Officers executed a search warrant at Anthony Minney’s apartment.
Removal Proceedings
Rene Alonzo Lopez, a.k.a. Luis Fuentes Alonso, petitions for review of the denial of his application for withholding of removal.
Prosecutorial Misconduct – Sufficiency of Evidence
Richard Klemis was in the business of selling heroin in O’Fallon and Belleville, Illinois, two suburban communities in the Metro East area of greater St. Louis.
Sentencing – 8th Amendment
A jury convicted Steven Waldrip of distributing heroin under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Motion to Suppress
Loni Tepiew entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury after she confessed to beating her toddler son in the head with her fist and shoe.
Sufficiency of Evidence
On May 25, 2016, a jury found Edward James Davis guilty of one count of knowingly transporting and causing to be transported more than 10 images of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1), and one count of possession of material which contained an image of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B).
Sentencing – Voluntary Plea
Appellant Daniel Lockett asks us to decide whether simultaneous possession of two illegal drugs is one crime or two for Double Jeopardy Clause purposes.
Sentencing Guidelines
Jose Chagoya‐Morales was charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and 6 U.S.C. § 202(4).
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