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SELYA, Circuit Judge. *74For the most part, these consolidated appeals turn on a single issue: whether the district court erred in concluding that the court which issued the wiretap warrant could have found the facts in the application to be at least minimally adequate to support the issuance of the warrant. We resolve that issue favorably to th

FINDING AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE OBTAINED BY INTERCEPTION OF WIRE COMMUNICATIONS TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE The Defendants jointly move to suppress evidence obtained from a wiretap authorized under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,18 U.S.C. § 2510 et. seq. (“Title III”).1 The Defendants assign

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied,

Case: 15-31114 Document: 283-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/27/2025 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 15-31114 March 27, 2025

22-2527-cr (L) United States v. Torres In the United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit ___________ August Term 2023 Nos. 22-2527-cr (L), 22-2652-cr (CON), 22-2976 (CON) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee,

20-4192 United States v. Peña UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2021 (Argued: March 10, 2022 Decided: December 13, 2022) (Amended: January 27, 2023) Docket No. 20-4192 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee,

20-4192 United States v. Peña UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2021 (Argued: March 10, 2022 Decided: December 13, 2022) Docket No. 20-4192 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v.

USCA4 Appeal: 23-4158 Doc: 83 Filed: 06/03/2025 Pg: 1 of 26 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-4048 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRAYAN ALEXANDER CONTRERAS-AVALOS, Defendant – Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1815 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JULIO MEJIA, a/k/a Carlos, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE [Hon. D. Brock Hornby, U.S. District Judge] B

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50048 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:20-cr- 00387-AB-1 v. STEVEN DUARTE, AKA Shorty, OPINION Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California André Birotte

Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 18-CF-219 STANLEY I. MOGHALU, APPELLANT, V. UNITED STATES, APPEL

USCA4 Appeal: 23-4048 Doc: 90 Filed: 06/03/2025 Pg: 1 of 26 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-4048 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRAYAN ALEXANDER CONTRERAS-AVALOS, Defendant – Appellant.

USCA4 Appeal: 23-4133 Doc: 81 Filed: 06/03/2025 Pg: 1 of 26 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-4048 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRAYAN ALEXANDER CONTRERAS-AVALOS, Defendant – Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 19-1395 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOSÉ ILARRAZA, a/k/a KAE-KAE, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Rya W. Zobel, U.

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 21-1198 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. CARLOS SOTO-VILLAR, a/k/a Jairo, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Judge]

Case: 17-20526 Document: 00516170143 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/18/2022 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED Ja

SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge: Defendants Jose Lopez-Flores, Jose Eduardo Hernandez, Jose Perez-Garcia and Jaime Ortiz-Mejia appeal their convictions after jury trial for hostage taking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1203(a), and use of a firearm in a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The appellants held captive an alien who had been smuggled illegally into the United States. They demanded an amount of money fo

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 17-1930 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. HUGO SANTANA-DONES, t/n Rafael Jose Ventura, a/k/a Raffi, a/k/a Rafael Ventura, a/k/a Hugo Santana, a/k/a Wilthron Flores, Defendant, Appellant. No. 17-1970 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, App

PER CURIAM: Appellants were convicted of a series of racketeering, drug, and firearm offenses-including several offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 924 -in connection with their activities as members of a New Orleans gang. While this appeal was pending, the Supreme

PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge: Steven Lavonne Morris was sentenced as a career offender under the Sentencing Guidelines, based in part on a prior Virginia conviction for attempted abduction. Morris now seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , arguing that his co