federal-criminal-cases
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-6433 | Jaimian Rashaad Sims v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2021-11-29 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | administration-of-justice beyond-reasonable-doubt criminal-procedure due-process federal-criminal-cases fifth-circuit-review jury-conviction sex-trafficking standard-of-review sufficiency-of-evidence | Whether the appeals court conducted an adequate review of the district court's denial of a judgment of acquittal and the jury's decision to convict ba… |
| 19-8503 | Darieus Malik Williams v. United States | Fifth Circuit | 2020-05-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | administration-of-justice criminal-procedure criminal-sentencing district-court fact-intensive-inquiry federal-criminal-cases fifth-circuit prostitution-enhancement review-standard sentencing-guidelines standard-of-review | Did the Fifth Circuit's cursory review of the district court's record lead to an illegal, unreasonable sentence |