The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the government in the case of Mario Lenard Elbert, who was appealing his sentence for drug and gun crimes. The court dismissed some of Elbert’s arguments based on a plea agreement he signed, and summarily affirmed the district court’s decision on…
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Ohio Appeals Court Affirms Convictions in Dangerous Dog Case
The Second Appellate District Court of Ohio has upheld the convictions of Anthony J. Davis on charges related to dangerous dogs. The court’s decision, issued on October 3, 2025, affirms the rulings of the Miami County Municipal Court. Davis, representing himself in the appeal, raised several arguments, all of which…
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Court Upholds Sentence of Man Convicted of Possessing a Firearm
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 Upholds Prison Sentence for Woman Convicted of Stealing Over $200,000 from Employer
A Tennessee court has upheld the eight-year prison sentence of Amanda Michelle Owen, who pleaded guilty to stealing over $60,000 but less than $250,000 from her former employer, Xtreme Marine. Owen argued that the trial court should have considered an alternative sentence, such as probation. However, the court found that…
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Dog Owner Wins Appeal, Court Order to Remove or Destroy Dog Overturned
The Eighth Appellate District Court of Ohio has vacated a lower court’s decision that would have forced a dog owner to either remove his dog from the city of Parma or have it destroyed. The ruling, issued on October 2, 2025, stems from a case involving Robert Wojas and his…
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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…