United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence for sexually exploiting children and producing sexually explicit images of minors is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in sentencing defendant to a mandatory life sentence; and 2) defendant's prior Illinois conviction for aggravated criminal sexual assault constitutes a prior sex conviction under 18 U.S.C. sec. 3559(e).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2009
• Decided 04/30/2009
• Published 04/30/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Elly M. Peirson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Karl W. Bryning (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.