December 16, 2022, opinions

Posted on by tadbartlett

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Wheeler, 19-11022, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Barksdale, Haynes), criminal, sentencing, Armed Career Criminal Act
    • Affirming 180-month sentence on conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, applying ACCA enhancement based on four prior Texas convictions for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
  • U.S. v. Bell, 21-11103, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Barksdale, Haynes), criminal, restitution
    • Affirming restitution award for losses stemming from two unrelated uncharged robberies in sentencing from guilty-plea conviction of robbery.
  • U.S. v. Baker, 21-50859, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Engelhardt), criminal, compassionate release
    • Affirming denial of motion for compassionate release.
  • Dahl v. Village of Surfside Beach, 22-40075, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Engelhardt), inverse condemnation, taking, ripeness
    • Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s inverse condemnation claim for lack of ripeness.
  • U.S. v. Hernandez, 22-50199, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • Higginson, J. (King, Higginson, Willett), criminal, sufficiency of evidence, sentencing
    • Affirming conviction and sentence for importing 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture.
  • U.S. v. Mendoza-Nando, 22-50387, c/w 22-50389, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Davis, Duncan, Engelhardt), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming conviction and sentence for illegal reentry, and revocation of supervised release.