United States Fourth Circuit

The district court lacked the discretion to sentence a defendant to less than 120 months, after a plea of guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child, under both the statute (18 U.S.C. section 2251) and U.S.S.G. section 5G1.1(c).

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2002
• Decided 06/19/2002
• Published 06/19/2002

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael Patrick O'Connell, Stirling & O'Connell, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant.   Scott Newton Schools, United States Attorney, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.