United States v. Ayesh, No. 11-4266
Decided: December 18, 2012
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Ayesh’s convictions of two counts of theft of public money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 and one count of committing acts affecting a personal financing …
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Decided: December 18, 2012
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Ayesh’s convictions of two counts of theft of public money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 and one count of committing acts affecting a personal financing …
Decided: December 17, 2012
Kristen Deanna Smith appealed her conviction by a jury of involuntary manslaughter, arguing that the district court committed three reversible errors. The Fourth Circuit held that the district court did not …
Decided: December 14, 2012
Defendant Nicolas Carpio-Leon, an illegal alien “indicted for possessing firearms while being ‘illegally or unlawfully in the United States,’” appealed his guilty plea based on his contention that 18 U.S.C. § …
Decided: December 14, 2012
James G. Blakely challenged the court’s denial of his attempt to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. The court denied his motion for reconsideration.
Under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act’s “three-strikes” …
Decided: December 13, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the judgment of the district court ruling that the defendant’s previous state conviction of a criminal threat was a “prior crime of violence,” justifying …
Decided: December 13, 2012
On appeal, Phillip A. Hamilton challenged his conviction for federal program bribery and extortion under color of official right. Hamilton also challenged his sentence of 114 months’ imprisonment. The Court of …
Decided: December 13, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the convictions of Jimmy and Jacqueline Hilton because the identity theft statutes they were convicted under are fatally ambiguous. The court affirmed Tamatha Hilton’s …
Decided: December 12, 2012
The Fourth Circuit affirmed Hargrove’s sixty-month sentence for selling an animal for purposes of having the animal participate in an animal fighting venture in violation of 7 U.S.C. § 2156. Although …
Decided: December 6, 2012
The government appealed the judgment of the district court directing that Patrick Caporale be granted supervised release from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons. The appellate court affirmed the district …
Decided: December 6, 2012
In this case, Defendant Daniel J. Brown appealed his conviction and sentence in the Western District of Virginia for a child pornography offense. Specifically, Brown argued that the district court erred …
Decided: December 4, 2012
In February 2011, federal prosecutors charged the Defendant, Nicholas Gonzales-Flores, with running a methamphetamine distribution scheme and being an illegal-alien in possession of a firearm that had traveled in interstate commerce. …
Decided: November 29, 2012
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court sentencing Day to 105 years in prison in addition to fines, forfeitures, and restitution. Day was convicted of …
Decided: November 29, 2012
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained from a dog sniff search of a vehicle. The court concluded reasonable suspicion of criminal activity …
Decided: November 19, 2012
In this case, the Fourth Circuit affirmed its early opinion in United States v. Edmonds, 679 F.3d 169 (4th Cir. 2012), in which it had concluded that the defendant was properly …
Decided: November 9, 2012
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of 28 U.S.C. §§702 and 704(a), which makes it a crime to knowingly wear unauthorized military uniforms or insignia. The Fourth Circuit also affirmed the …