United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for possession of child pornography is affirmed over the government's appeal where the district court's reasons for selecting a below-guidelines sentence were rooted in section 3553(a), sufficiently individualized to the circumstances of this case, and generally associated with sentencing leniency.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2006
• Decided 08/01/2007
• Published 08/01/2007

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kelly B. Watzka (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy Joseph (argued), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.