United States Second Circuit

The diminished capacity of a defendant in a child pornography case may form the basis for a downward departure where the requirements of U.S.S.G. section 5K2.13, including a causal link, are satisfied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/25/2002
• Published 11/25/2002

Judges

• FEINBERG, Circuit Judge., Before: FEINBERG, STRAUB and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Ware Levitt, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant., Marcus A. Asner, New York, NY (James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York;  Christine H. Chung, of counsel), for Appellee.