Criminal Procedure
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District Court Committed No Error in Revoking Supervised Release
By Marcus Fields Last Thursday, in United States v. Hill, an unpublished decision, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of a Below-Guidelines Criminal Sentence
By Diana C. Castro Today, in the criminal case United States v. Santos Rios-Santos, the Fourth Circuit affirmed, in an… Read More
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One Year Sentence for Obstructing Justice Affirmed
By Evelyn Norton Today, in the criminal case of United States v. Meredith, an unpublished per curiam opinion, the Fourth… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Holds Guilty Plea Was Supported by an Adequate Factual Basis
By Diana C. Castro Today, in the criminal case United States v. Adonte Young, the Fourth Circuit affirmed in an… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Reverses Error in Misjoinder of Criminal Counts
By: Diana C. Castro Last Tuesday, January 13th, in United States v. Hawkins, the Fourth Circuit affirmed in part, vacated… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Waiver Of Right to Appeal Sentence Despite New Supreme Court Precedent
By: Diana C. Castro Today, in a published opinion, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s decision… Read More
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Material Breach of Plea Agreement by Defendant Relieves the Government of its Obligations
By: Rolf Garcia-Gallont Today, in United States v. King, the Fourth Circuit affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion the sentences… Read More
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Repeated Violent Offenses Add Up to Thirty-Seven Months for Illegal Immigrant
By Chad M. Zimlich Today, in the criminal case United States v. Avila, the Fourth Circuit considered the question of whether… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Denies Certificate of Appealability on § 2255 Motion.
By Marcus Fields Is the Denial of a Motion Attacking a Sentence Appealable Absent a Certificate of Appealability? A district… Read More