United States Seventh Circuit

A convicted child pornographer's mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years under 18 U.S.C. 2252A(b)(1) is not grossly disproportionate and does not violate the Eighth Amendment, given 1) the crime's severity; 2) that the distribution of child pornography creates a market for its production, leading to the abuse of children; and 3) the dissemination causes the child victims continuing harm.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/28/2005
• Decided 02/14/2006
• Published 02/14/2006

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick F. McGovern (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Terence F. MacCarthy, Alison Siegler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.