Sentencing Guidelines
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Retiring from Prison: The Lower Standard for Compassionate Release Afforded to Those over the Age of Sixty-Five
Defendants who have reached the age of sixty-five and have served either ten years or seventy-five percent of their sentence… Read More
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Fourth Circuit: Government Did Not Breach Plea Agreement
By Mickey Herman On Thursday, January 11, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in United States v. Tate,… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Criminal Sentence for “Threatening Communication” Charge
By Kelsey Mellan On February 9, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in United States v. Spencer, a… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Career Offender Status and Controlled Substance Offense Convictions
By: Kristina Wilson On Monday, January 30, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Removal Order and Sentencing Determination
By Kelsey Mellan On January 26, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in United States v. Moreno-Tapia, a… Read More
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Thirty-Three Month Sentence for Sex Offender Who Failed to Register Found to be Procedurally Unreasonable by Fourth Circuit
By Daniel Stratton On February 19, 2016, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case United States v.… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Analyzes the Impact of North Carolina’s Revised Sentencing Statute on Federal Felony Offenses
By Sarah Walton On December 21, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case of United… Read More
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Nephew/Uncle Conspiracy to Sell “Stolen” Marlboros Remanded Back for Resentencing
By Mikhail Petrov Today, in the published criminal case of United States v. Qazah, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Defendants’… Read More
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Unlawful Immigrant’s Discharge of Firearm into Winston-Salem Building not a “Crime of Violence”
By Mikhail Petrov On July 23, 2015, in the criminal case of United States v. Parral-Dominguez, the Fourth Circuit issued… Read More
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Man Declared Not an “Armed Career Criminal” After Ten Years of Appealing Sentence
By: Mikhail Petrov On June 30, 2015, in the criminal case of United States v. Newbold, the Fourth Circuit issued… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms 188 Month Sentence for Cocaine Trafficker
By Daniel Stratton Today, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the sentence of an individual convicted of conspiracy and possession with intent… Read More
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Maximum Statutory Punishment Determines Whether a Crime Constitutes an Aggravating Felony Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
by Sarah Walton On May 14, 2015, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the criminal case of United… Read More