A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed David Wayne DePape's sentence after rejecting his challenge to the district court's authority to resentence him under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a), holding that failing to provide allocution rights is 'othe...
A Fourth Circuit panel Thursday ruled that Virginia's 12-month maximum penalty for identity fraud constitutes 'a sentence of one year or longer' under federal immigration law, rejecting a Honduran immigrant's bid to avoid removal by arguing twelve months is...
The Second Circuit on Tuesday mostly affirmed a 15-year prison sentence for a Brooklyn crack cocaine dealer who challenged his conviction on multiple grounds, but ruled the trial judge erred by failing to inform the defendant about supervision conditions at...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously reversed a Ninth Circuit rule that would automatically extend supervised release terms when defendants abscond, ruling that the Sentencing Reform Act provides no authority for such an extension.
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld an orthopedic surgeon's conviction for making false statements to Medicare but tossed a $315,704 restitution order, saying the government failed to show the healthcare agency actually relied on the fraudulent enrollmen...