US v Kirkwood: #5thCir vacates order of #restitution to store clerk for psychological harm during robbery: "bodily injury" under #MVRA doesn't encompass solely mental injury #dissent #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/45gbGpf
July 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
US v Kirkwood: #5thCir vacates order of #restitution to store clerk for psychological harm during robbery: "bodily injury" under #MVRA doesn't encompass solely mental injury #dissent #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/45gbGpf
US v Padilla: #5thCir affirms $3,500 #MVRA restitution order to benefit victim of former police chief: 4th prong of #plainerror review not met as to application of MVRA; order for future psychological care was supported #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4x2Jguo
September 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
US v Padilla: #5thCir affirms $3,500 #MVRA restitution order to benefit victim of former police chief: 4th prong of #plainerror review not met as to application of MVRA; order for future psychological care was supported #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4x2Jguo
US v Palencia-Berrum: #5thCir vacates 46-mo, top of Guidelines sentence for illegal reentry, remands: district court relied on clearly erroneous facts to find sentencing aggravators #dissent #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4xqn3Ys
August 27, 2026 at 5:39 PM
US v Palencia-Berrum: #5thCir vacates 46-mo, top of Guidelines sentence for illegal reentry, remands: district court relied on clearly erroneous facts to find sentencing aggravators #dissent #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4xqn3Ys
US v Williams: #5thCir affirms sentence for felon in possession: CA robbery conviction was crime of violence for #careeroffender purposes; no #plainerror in adding criminal history points for uncounseled CA drug guilty plea #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4fZYudi
August 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
US v Williams: #5thCir affirms sentence for felon in possession: CA robbery conviction was crime of violence for #careeroffender purposes; no #plainerror in adding criminal history points for uncounseled CA drug guilty plea #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4fZYudi
US v Fullerton: #5thCir affirms denial of new trial/sentencing enhancements for husband & wife who fraudulently obtained $3M+ from #COVID-era #PaycheckProtectionProgram, affirms calculation of intended loss #plainerror #PPP #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4wk4Zi4
July 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM
US v Fullerton: #5thCir affirms denial of new trial/sentencing enhancements for husband & wife who fraudulently obtained $3M+ from #COVID-era #PaycheckProtectionProgram, affirms calculation of intended loss #plainerror #PPP #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4wk4Zi4
Briar Capital v Remmert: #5thCir affirms jury verdict rejecting #bankruptcy preference claim: claimant failed to file post-verdict motions, so waived review of sufficiency of evidence; no #plainerror review w/out 50(b) motion #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3PAaU29
April 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Briar Capital v Remmert: #5thCir affirms jury verdict rejecting #bankruptcy preference claim: claimant failed to file post-verdict motions, so waived review of sufficiency of evidence; no #plainerror review w/out 50(b) motion #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3PAaU29
US v Lopez: #5thCir vacates sentence in child pornography case: where defendant exchanged images in chatroom, court properly applied 5-level distribution enhancement but incorrectly imposed pattern enhancement #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4rN3yGM
February 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
US v Lopez: #5thCir vacates sentence in child pornography case: where defendant exchanged images in chatroom, court properly applied 5-level distribution enhancement but incorrectly imposed pattern enhancement #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4rN3yGM
US v Dubois: #5thCir vacates #supervisedrelease condition: allowing probation officer to choose inpatient or outpatient substance abuse program after 10-mo sentence was impermissible delegation of sentencing power #appellatesky #lawsky #plainerror baffc.net/4bF6EXM
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
US v Dubois: #5thCir vacates #supervisedrelease condition: allowing probation officer to choose inpatient or outpatient substance abuse program after 10-mo sentence was impermissible delegation of sentencing power #appellatesky #lawsky #plainerror baffc.net/4bF6EXM
US v Wilson: #5thCir affirms after guilty plea to unlawful possession of machine gun: conviction didn't violate #2ndAmendment (Hollis still binds); no #plainerror in 2nd-degree murder USSG cross-reference #concur #dubitante #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3LpRtHx
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
US v Wilson: #5thCir affirms after guilty plea to unlawful possession of machine gun: conviction didn't violate #2ndAmendment (Hollis still binds); no #plainerror in 2nd-degree murder USSG cross-reference #concur #dubitante #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3LpRtHx
US v Trotter: #5thCir vacates for #plainerror, finds prosecutor's comments at #sentencing violated plea agreement; remands for defendant to either seek specific performance of agreement before new judge or rescind it #dissent #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4oGDhZb
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
US v Trotter: #5thCir vacates for #plainerror, finds prosecutor's comments at #sentencing violated plea agreement; remands for defendant to either seek specific performance of agreement before new judge or rescind it #dissent #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4oGDhZb
US v Sereal: #5thCir affirms conviction/sentence for felon in possession: #2ndAmendment #Bruen challenge failed; no #plainerror in applying #USSG crime-of-violence enhancement based on LA aggravated #assault conviction #Garner #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4nguSu7
September 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
US v Sereal: #5thCir affirms conviction/sentence for felon in possession: #2ndAmendment #Bruen challenge failed; no #plainerror in applying #USSG crime-of-violence enhancement based on LA aggravated #assault conviction #Garner #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4nguSu7
James v Smith: #5thCir reverses summary judgment for doctor defendants in #deliberateindifference claim by pretrial detainee w/infected prosthetic eye; dismissal of jail officials should've been w/out prejudice #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3HPkzhK
August 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
James v Smith: #5thCir reverses summary judgment for doctor defendants in #deliberateindifference claim by pretrial detainee w/infected prosthetic eye; dismissal of jail officials should've been w/out prejudice #plainerror #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3HPkzhK
US v King: #5thCir affirms base offense level: no #plainerror in using LA #armedrobbery conviction as #crimeofviolence; remands for clarification & modification of written judgment to conform to oral pronouncement #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3JednvZ
August 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
US v King: #5thCir affirms base offense level: no #plainerror in using LA #armedrobbery conviction as #crimeofviolence; remands for clarification & modification of written judgment to conform to oral pronouncement #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/3JednvZ
US v Wilson: #5thCir affirms convictions/sentence, holds police cannot #Terry stop person based solely on fact he is carrying #firearm, but upholds stop here on other grounds, finds no #plainerror #dissent #4thAmendment #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4lDDCKx
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
US v Wilson: #5thCir affirms convictions/sentence, holds police cannot #Terry stop person based solely on fact he is carrying #firearm, but upholds stop here on other grounds, finds no #plainerror #dissent #4thAmendment #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4lDDCKx