United States Eighth Circuit

Sentence for transportation and distribution of child pornography is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in considering and giving significant weight to Congress and the Sentencing Commission's expressed desire to avoid sentences below the guidelines range for offenders who commit sexual offenses involving minors; and 2) defendant's sentence was not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2009
• Published 05/28/2009

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, JOHN R. GIBSON and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wallace L. Taylor, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matt M. Dummermuth, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Cedar Rapids, IA (Robert L. Teig, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for Appellee.