After a review of the case, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the 115-month prison sentence given to Devontae Jammell Morris for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court found the original sentence to be both procedurally and substantively reasonable. Background of the Case The case…
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Georgia Appeals Court Rules on Mobile Home Dispute and Anti-SLAPP Motion
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling on two consolidated cases involving a dispute over a mobile home placement and a subsequent lawsuit. The court reversed a lower court’s decision in one case and vacated and remanded another, clarifying the application of the state’s anti-SLAPP law. Background of…
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Court Upholds Bigbee’s Guilty Plea, Rejecting Claims of Innocence and Sentencing Issues
The Eighth Appellate District Court of Ohio has affirmed the guilty plea and subsequent sentence of Corey Bigbee, rejecting his arguments that the plea was not entered knowingly and that the sentencing was unconstitutional. The court’s decision, released on October 2, 2025, upholds the original ruling of the Cuyahoga County…
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Court Grants Petition for Review in Immigration Case, Sending it Back for Another Look
The First Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with Roobens Maurice, a Haitian citizen, in a recent immigration case, sending a portion of his case back to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) for reconsideration. The court found that the BIA made an error in how it handled certain evidence…
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Court Sides with Medical Providers in Debt Collection Case
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alex El Bachiri against Medicredit, Inc. and MD Now Medical Centers, Inc. The ruling centered on whether Bachiri had the legal right, or “standing,” to bring the case in federal court. The…