LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, CYBERSPACE LAW, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
• US v. Perez

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM, SENTENCING
• US v. Gonzales

LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, CYBERSPACE LAW, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
US v. Perez, No. 06-50041
A conviction and sentence for possession of child pornography is affirmed over claims that the district court erred in: 1) denying a motion to suppress evidence acquired in a search of defendant's premises; and 2) enhancing his sentence based on his possession of images depicting prepubescent minors and images depicting sadistic/masochistic conduct. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM, SENTENCING
US v. Gonzales, No. 05-41221
Defendant's sentence for reentry of a removed alien is vacated where the district court committed plain error in applying a 16-level enhancement for a prior drug-trafficking conviction, because his Texas conviction for delivery of a controlled substance was not a drug-trafficking offense under U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2(b)(1). Read more...