United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for possession of child pornography is vacated and remanded for resentencing where the sentencing judge abused her discretion by balancing the section 3553(a) sentencing factors in an unreasonable fashion that neglected considerations of deterrence and desert.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2007
• Published 06/27/2007

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel S. Goodman, Department of Justice Criminal Division, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Terence H. Campbell, Cotsirilos, Tighe & Streicker, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.