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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Hawke M. Strickland appeals a judgment convicting him of first-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon.
Court Error – Evidentiary Hearing
Randy Purifoy, pro se, appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his petition for discharge from commitment under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2017-18).
Sentencing – Supervised Release
Defendant-appellant Charles D. St. Clair admitted that he violated several conditions of his supervised release.
Due Process Violation – Sentencing
After the district court revoked Eric Spivey’s supervised release, it sentenced him to 24 months in custody.
Sentencing Guidelines
Gregory Terronez pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Abuse of Discretion – Immigration
The issue in this petition for judicial review is whether the immigration judge abused her discretion by denying a motion to continue a removal hearing.
EEOC Claim – Business Name
This appeal is about business names and when an employee’s error in naming his employer is oris not fatal to an employment discrimination claim.
Sentencing Guidelines
A person “who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” is forbidden to possess a firearm. 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(1).
FDCPA Violation
This is the consolidated appeal of two actions under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. In both cases, debt collector Simm Associates, Inc. sent debtors a form letter stating the name of the “original creditor”—Comenity Capital Bank—and the “client”—PayPal Credit.
Sentencing Guidelines
Tracy Shipman appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for collateral postconviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
Warrantless Search – Exclusionary Rule
Paul Huskisson appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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