United States Eighth Circuit - April 2010 Opinion Summaries

Bracic v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In Muslim Albanian's petition for review of the BIA's order denying petitioner's claims for asylum and withholding of removal, the petition is granted...

US v. Coleman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions for firearm and drug possession are affirmed where: 1) a stop of defendant's vehicle was lawful because of the officer's...

US v. Byers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's firearm possession conviction is affirmed where: 1) the characteristics of the ammunition and the magazine provided the jury with the...

US v. Cosey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's cocaine base distribution sentence is affirmed where: 1) Eighth Circuit precedent established that Kimbrough did not require a district...

Storey v. Roper

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) petitioner had an opportunity to interview the victim...

US v. Grooms

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's drug and firearm possession convictions are affirmed where the search of defendant's vehicle was supported by independent probable cause...

Hodge v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a drug and firearm possession prosecution, a denial of defendant's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C....

US v. Millard-Grasshorn

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In defendant's appeal from the district court's order finding defendant mentally incompetent and committing him to the custody of the Attorney General...

Binkley v. Entergy Ops., Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for breach of contract and promissory estoppel against plaintiff's former employer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where...

Roberson v. AFC Enters., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a personal injury action based on plaintiff's fall in defendant's parking lot, judgment as a matter of law for defendant is affirmed where, because...