Sentencing
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Supervised Release Violation Sentencing Statute Relates Back to Original Offense
By: Dan Menken Today, in United States v. Ward, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of George A. Ward for… Read More
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Correcting a District Court’s Sentencing Guideline Error
By: Kaitlin Price In U.S. v. Williams, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Defendant’s supervised release, but vacated the… Read More
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Private Correctional Officers Occupy “Sensitive Position” For Sentencing Purposes
By Patrick Southern Did the District Court Err in Determining a Private Correctional Officer Occupies a “Sensitive Position” for the… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Upholds Conviction and Sentencing in Drug-Trafficking and Firearm Case
By: Carson Smith Defendant Contends Possession of a Firearm Conviction and Multiple Sentencing Enhancements. In United States v. Pineda, the Fourth… Read More
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Only Substantial Assistance Factors Considered in a § 3553(e) Motion
By: Katharine Yale Did the District Court Err in Declining to Consider Any 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) Factors Other Than… Read More
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Sentencing Following Revocation of Supervised Release
By Taylor Ey Did the District Court Impose an Appropriate Sentence After Appellant’s Supervised Release Was Revoked? Today, the Fourth… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms that Statutory Minimum Sentence Imposed Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(e) Does Not Conflict with § 3553(a).
By: Kelsey Kolb Friday, in United States v. Stewart, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court for the District of… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Dismisses Sentencing Appeal as Moot
By: Caroline Daniel Is a Defendant’s Sentence Appealable if He is Released While the Appeal is Pending? A defendant’s sentence is… Read More
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District Court Has Discretion to Ratchet Up Repeat Offender’s Sentence
By Chad M. Zimlich Today, in United States v. Locklear, the Fourth Circuit, finding no error, affirmed the district court’s… Read More
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Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Conviction Affirmed
By Dan Menken Today in United States v. Garnes, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Charlotte Elizabeth Garnes for… Read More
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Imprisonment Sentencing After a Revocation of A Supervised Release
By: Kaitlin Price In United States v. Kessinger, the Defendant appealed the district court’s issuance of a six-month sentence of… Read More
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Circuit Split Deepened By Fourth Circuit Decision on Sentencing
By: Patrick Southern Today, in United States v. Catone, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the defendant’s conviction for making false statements in… Read More