United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography-related offenses is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) defendant's waiver of the right to counsel; 2) denial of his requests for fingerprint and handwriting experts; 3) application of adjustments for the use of a minor in commission of the offense under U.S.S.G. section 3B1.4; 4) an improper upward departure; 5) an adjustment for an aggravating role in the offense; and 6) the sentence's reasonableness.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/11/2006
• Published 09/11/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael C. Davis, argued, St. Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy Rank, argued,Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellee.