Episode #28 - Federal 11th Circuit Criminal Case Law Update (November 14, 2022 - November 18, 2022)

OVERVIEW

• 13 cases
• 0 published decisions
• 5 unpublished decisions
• 5 compassionate release cases
• 1 substantive reasonableness of the sentence case
• 2 miscellaneous cases

Bonus Case - Somers v. State, No. SC21-1407 (Fla. Sup. Ct.)(November 17, 2022)

• Florida Supreme Court answers that Florida's Assault statute requires a mens rea of more than recklessness making Florida's Aggravated Assault a violent crime for ACCA purposes. 

Case # 1 - United States v. Annamalai, No. 20-10543 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16, 2022)

• Anamalai is a Hyde Amendment attorneys fee case.

Case #2 - United States v. Cannon, No. 22-11492 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)

• Cannon is a §2G2.1(b)(2)(B) commission of sexual act by threats or force sentencing enhancement case.

Case #3 - United States v. Fernando Crawford, No. 22-11632 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16 , 2022)

• We have two Crawford cases today.  Fernando Crawford is a sentence appeal waiver case.

Case #4 - United States v. Kent Crawford, No. 20-12309 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)

• Our second Crawford case is Kent Crawford, a career offender case involving crimes of violence.

Case #5 - United States v. Posey, No. 21-11253 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)

• Posey is a Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon case involving several guideline enhancements.

Compassionate Release Cases

United States v. Borrego, No. 21-13923 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)

United States v. Caudle, No. 21-12643 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 15, 2022)

United States v. Garza, No. 22-10312 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16, 2022)

United States v. Oviedo, No. 21-13046 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)

United States v. Rolon, No. 22-10970 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16, 2022)

Substantive Reasonableness Cases

United States v. Anderson, No. 22-10761 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 15, 2022)

Miscellaneous

United States v. Vernon, No. 22-11555(11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16, 2022)

United States v. Washington, No. 21-14039 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)

Chapters

• 0:54 Bonus Case - Somers v. State, No. SC21-1407 (Fla. Sup. Ct.)(November 17, 2022)
• 8:07 Case # 1 - United States v. Annamalai, No. 20-10543 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16, 2022)
• 12:39 Case #2 - United States v. Cannon, No. 22-11492 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)
• 16:03 Case #3 - United States v. Fernando Crawford, No. 22-11632 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 16 , 2022)
• 18:57 Case #4 - United States v. Kent Crawford, No. 20-12309 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)
• 24:09 Case #5 - United States v. Posey, No. 21-11253 (11th Cir. Unpub. Dec.)(November 17, 2022)