Episode #2 - Federal Criminal Case Law Update (August 15, 2022 - August 20, 2022)

The "Cite" of the Crime

EPISODE #2: Federal Case Law Update (8/15/22 - 8/20/22)

OVERVIEW

• 15 cases
• 2 published decisions
• 13 unpublished decisions

Case # 1 - Alvarado-Linares v. USA, No. 19-14994 (11th Cir. Pub. Dec.)(August 16, 2022)
Alvarado-Linares addresses whether murder and attempted murder are crimes of violence.

Case #2 - Ochoa v. USA, No. 18-10755 (11th Cir. Pub. Dec.)(August 18, 2022)
Mr. Ochoa argued that his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was violated by his previous counsel who had a conflict of interest.

Case #3 - Ramdeo v. USA, No. 21-10112 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 17, 2022)
Ramdeo involves the district court's authority to limit 2255 subsequent motions.

Case #4 - USA v. Chim, No. 21-11807 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 16, 2022)
Chim is the appeal from a conviction of Hobbs act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.

Case #5 - USA v. Cobble, No. 20-13166 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 17, 2022)
Cobble involves the district court's decision to allow Mr. Cobble, who was on trial for threatening district judges, to represent himself.

Case #6 - USA v. Floyd, No. 21-12336 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 17, 2022
Floyd is a sentencing case addressing 2K2.1(b)(1)(A) for possessing 3-7 firearms and 4 level enhancement for using a firearm in connection with another felony offense.

Case #7 - USA v. Latson, No. 19-14934 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 15, 2022)
Latson is a 922(g) PFCF and 924(e) Armed Career Criminal Case addressing the Commerce Clause and a predicate offense of Possession with Intent to Sell Marijuana.

Case #8 - USA v. McKennie, Jr., No. 21-14149 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 17, 2022)
Mckennie is a substantively reasonableness of the sentence case.

Case #9 - USA v. Merry, No. 21-122926 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 19, 2022)
Merry is a child pornography case discussing 2G2.2(b)(5) five level enhancement for pattern of sexual abuse activity.

Case #10 - USA v. Paquette, No. 21-11265 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 18, 2022)
Paquette involves delegating a condition of supervised release limiting contact with minors to probation.

Case #11 - USA v. Perez, No. 21-12868 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 18, 2022)
Perez addresses jurisdiction in distribution while aboard a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction cases.

Case #12 - USA v. Reaves, No. 21-13466 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 19, 2022)
Reaves is a compassionate release case.

Case #13 - USA v. Seymour, No. 21-11990 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 19, 2022)
Seymour is a procedural and substantive reasonableness of the sentence case.

Case #14 - USA v. Williams, No. 21-12101 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 17, 2022)
Williams involves an ambiguous oral pronouncement of supervised release.

Case #15 - USA v. Wilson, No. 20-14860 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(August 18, 2022)
Wilson looks at the issue of a consecutive sentence to an anticipated sentence on a military charge.