all - Opinion Summaries

Hamilton v. Morgan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a habeas petition seeking relief from a state court conviction for armed robbery and evading arrest is affirmed where the decision of...

US v. Condrin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
A conviction for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and transporting illegal aliens is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court abused its...

US v. Sinks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Appellants challenging their indictments for failure to charge an offense do not waive their claims by failing to object before trial, but such...

US v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions on drug-related counts are affirmed in part, but reversed in part as to a conviction for possession and distribution of...

People v. Coleman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A carjacking conviction under Penal Code section 215 is reversed where the purpose of the statute of conviction is not served by applying it under the...

Jiang v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where...

US v. Lewis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Convictions and sentences for drug-related offenses involving a methamphetamine conspiracy centered on the Aryan Circle prison gang are affirmed in...

US v. Atchley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for drug- and firearm-related offenses are affirmed over claims that: 1) evidence of methamphetamine manufacturing and firearms found in...

Sarr v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
An order of removal affirming a denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal and related relief is reversed where the decision to deny...

Sonnier v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Death row inmate's request for a Certificate of Appealability (COA) is denied in its entirety over claims that: 1) his trial counsel was ineffective...