Tag: Anders motion

April 16, 2026, opinions

April 17, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Smith, Haynes, Oldham) (no oral argument), Oldham, J., concurring; criminal, sentencing, party-presentation principle, Anders motion Presumably denying Anders motion, vacating 46-month sentence, and remanding for resentencing. “I do not object to the majority’s approach to this case. But I write separately to emphasize its implications for the so-called party-presentation principle. … More April 16, 2026, opinions

Take the Fifth: Oct. 1, 2020 opinions

October 1, 2020

U.S. v. Crittenden, 18-50635, unpublished per curiam (Dennis, Elrod, Costa), criminal, sufficiency of evidence District Court had granted new trial to defendant convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamines. Fifth Circuit panel withdrew its prior majority and dissenting opinions; and remanded to the District Court to clarify whether it had held that there was … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 1, 2020 opinions