Firearm Felony Law
 
United States of America v. David Scott McCullough

Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Two men tried to force their way into David
McCullough’s residence. McCullough fought back with a handgun, killing one of the men and
prompting the other man to flee. But McCullough then left his residence and shot and killed the
second man. After McCullough plea

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United States of America v. Edgardo Esteras

Youngstown, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation the terms of his supervised release.

Edgardo Esteras appeals the district court’s order revoking his
supervised release and sentencing him to 24 months in prison. We affirm the district court’s
revocation order for the reasons that follow.
In 2018, Esteras pleaded guilty to conspiri

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United States of America v Jackie Phillip Sosebee

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Prior to the two federal convictions giving rise to this consolidated
appeal, Sosebee committed three Texas state crimes. First, a Texas court
convicted Sosebee of robbery in 1985. Second, Sosebee pled guilty to burglary
of habitation that year. Third, Sosebee pled g

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United States of America v. Andreco Lott consolidated with United States of America v. Cedric Diggs


Appellants Lott and Diggs were charged with multiple counts of
Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and using and carrying a
firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).1
Each
Hobbs Act count served as the predicate “crime of violence” for the
Section 924(c) count it preceded. A jury convicted Appellants on the
re

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United States of America v Rolando Villarreal

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

olando Villarreal pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a
firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The district
court enhanced Villarreal’s sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act,
18 U.S.C. § 924(e), finding that the ACCA

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United States of America v Marc Anthony Hill; Bennie Charles Phillips, Jr.; Nelson Alexander Polk; John Edward Scott


II. Background
A. Wells Fargo Murder-Robbery and Subsequent Investigation
On August 29, 2016, Batiste, assisted by Hill and Polk, shot and killed
an armored car driver as he was delivering approximately $120,000 to a Wells
Fargo ATM. The following month, the Houston Police Department (HPD)
received an anonymous tip that Batiste had been involved in the Wells Fargo

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United States of America v. Eddie Lamont Lipscomb

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

Lipscomb fully served that reduced prison term and began his SR. But
because he violated the conditions of SR, the district court revoked it and
imposed additional terms of imprisonment and SR. After serving a new
prison term and beginning the new term of S

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United States of America v. Keyon Paylon

Keyon Paylor (“Appellant”) filed a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking
to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and asserting that his
guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. Specifically, Appellant contends that the law
enforcement officers involved in his arrest planted the firearm and stole thousands of
dollars from him and that

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United States of America v. Dyvae Davis

PER CURIAM:

Dyvae Davis appeals his conviction following his guilty plea to possession with
intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and possession
of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (D)(ii). On appeal, Davis argues the district court plainly erred by
accepting

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United States of America v. Santuron Cureton

PER CURIAM:

Santuron Cureton pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to possession
of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); distribution and
possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C

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United States of America v. Melchor Calderon

PER CURIAM:

In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act
robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation
of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Calderon filed

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United States of America v. Jontez McLeod

PER CURIAM:
Jontez Xavier McLeod appeals his convictions and 141-month sentence imposed
after his guilty plea to carjacking and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 2119, 2; and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to, and in furtherance of, a
crime of violence and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 2.
On appeal, McL

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In re: Search Warrant dated November 3, 2021

New York, New York civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff that sued the Defendant seeking a search warrant for information allegedly stolen from a laptop owned by Joe Biden's daughter.

In November 2021, the Honorable Sarah L. Cave issued three search warrants for electronic devices at the residences of James O'Keefe, Spencer Meads, and Eric Cochran, all members of Project Veri

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United States of America v. Andy Tovar

PER CURIAM:
Andy Tovar entered a plea of nolo contendere to conspiracy to participate in a
racketeering enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); and conspiracy to commit
murder in aid of racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5); and pleaded
guilty to a second count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering activity, in
violation o

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United States of America v. Christopher Zoukis

On the merits, Appellant contends the district court abused its discretion when it
denied his motion for early termination of supervised release. Appellant pled guilty on
December 26, 2007 to one count of knowingly possessing child pornography in violation
of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B) and 2252(b)(2) and one count of knowingly receiving child
pornography in violation of 18 U.

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United States of America v. Martin Devalouis

South Bend, Indiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Martin Devalouis, age 40, of Romeovile, Indiana charged with illegally possessing a firearm.


This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Depart

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United States of America v. Lawrence Anthony

Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with railroad burglary.

On March 4, 2022, agents with CSX Transportation observed several people breaking into railroad cars containing retail merchandise destined for California. Agents apprehended one of the suspects, Lawrence Anthony, age 35,, who was also found to be in possession of a Glock .40 caliber pisto

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United States of America v. Christopher Zoukis

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Christopher Hardy Zoukis appeals the district court’s order denying his
motion for early termination of supervised release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e). Also
pending before the court is the Government’s motion to dismiss Appellant’s appeal. That
motion is denied.
On the merits, Appellant contends the district court abused its discretion w

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United States of America v. Michael Vaughn

PER CURIAM:
Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Michael Brandon Vaughn of
five counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious
bodily injury and death, also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and
possession w

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United States of America v. Charles Hopkins

Paducha, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the Lacey Act by illegally harvesting and sale of shovelnose sturgeon roe.

The Lacey Act makes it unlawful for any person to transport and sell fish that were taken in violation of any law or regulation of any state. Kentucky regulates fishing for sturgeon and its eggs, which are marketed as caviar.

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United States of America v. David Anthony Taylor

David Anthony Taylor appeals from his 240-month sentence, imposed at
resentencing. On appeal, Taylor asserts that the sentencing judge gave undue consideration
to the judgment imposed by a different judge at Taylor’s original sentencing hearing.
Finding no error, we affirm.
In 2013, a jury convicted Taylor of two counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery and
one count of poss

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United States of America v. Michael Brandon Vaughn

Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Michael Brandon Vaughn of
five counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious
bodily injury and death, also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and
possession with intent to dis

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United States of America v. Clinton Powell, Jr.

Clinton Cornelius Powell, Jr., pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to being a
felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing a
firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i). The district court sentenced Powell to an aggregate term of 156 months’
imprisonment. On appeal, counsel

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United States of America v. Benjamin Adu Acheampong

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application.

From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the victi

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United States of America v. Ricky Jaimal Meeks

Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm that was used in a Muskegon-area homicide.

Ricky Jaimal Meeks, 41, of Lansing, Michigan, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm at a jury trial in May 2023. At trial, evidence showed Meeks possessed the firearm on September 11, 2022, in connection with

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