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Statutory Interpretation – Hobbs Act
Andrew McHaney is not the first defendant to try to persuade this court that Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied – 4th Amendment Violation
Officer Erik Cowick pulled over Jacques Gholston just after midnight on April 29, 2018, for turning without signaling.
Sentencing Guidelines
Jeffrey Esposito, convicted of multiple counts of sexually exploiting a child as well as of possessing child pornography, was sentenced to 200 years in prison.
Prisoner – Deliberate Indifference
Victor Robinson, a Wisconsin inmate, was given medication belonging to a different inmate, fell ill, and passed out, suffering a concussion in the process.
Abuse of Discretion – Hearsay Evidence
After sliding off the road on a snowy night, Lola Chang and Ey Lao were arrested after a police officer, originally approaching the car to check on their safety, grew suspicious and a search eventually turned up evidence of drugs and weapons.
Sentence Modification – Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons
Appellant Eural Black is serving a forty-year sentence in federal prison for firearm, robbery, and drug offenses that he committed as a Chicago police officer.
Probable Cause – Warrantless Search – Suppression of Evidence
In 2018, a state police officer sought and obtained a warrant to search Defendant Edward Woodfork’s home based on the officer’s orchestration of several controlled-buy drug transactions involving Woodfork.
Summary Judgment – Sanctions
Justin Castelino was suspended from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for a semester for academic misconduct.
Sufficiency of Evidence
On March 22, 2009, a jury found Luis Villavicencio‐Serna guilty of first‐degree murder of Armando Huerta Jr. Scant physical evidence linked him to the charge.
Insurance Claim – Policy Limits
Plaintiff Cody Christopherson has appealed from a grant of summary judgment in favor of his home insurance company, defendant American Strategic Insurance Corporation, known as ASI.
Equitable Tolling
James Ademiju, a Nigerian citizen, seeks to vacate his conviction for healthcare fraud.
Interlocutory Appeal – Qualified Immunity
Plaintiff Percy Taylor was fired from his job as a police officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
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