Abuse of discretion is a standard of review used by appellate courts to review decisions of lower courts. The appellate court will typically find that the decision was an abuse of discretion if the discretionary decision was made in plain...
APPELLATE REVIEW
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Appellate jurisdiction refers to the power of a court to hear appeals from lower courts.
Overview:Appellate jurisdiction includes the power to reverse or modify the lower court's decision. Appellate jurisdiction exists...
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Following an investigation and sting operation in 2012, federal authorities arrested Petitioner Adaucto Chavez-Meza on charges of conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel to distribute methamphetamine in the United States. Brief for Respondent, United States...
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In June 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (the “District Court”) convicted Gonzalo Holguin-Hernandez for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and sentenced to 24 months in prison, which would be followed by...
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On January 7, 2003, a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Missouri charged Gonzalez-Lopez with conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. Petition for cert at 3. Gonzalez-Lopez’s family hired Texas attorney John Fahle to...