United States Ninth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for shipping child pornography over the Internet is affirmed where the government presented sufficient evidence to prove that an image of an actual child was involved in the offense and various aspects of his sentence, including a special condition that he refrain from using the Internet, were reasonably related to legitimate sentencing considerations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/09/2003
• Decided 11/06/2003
• Published 11/06/2003

Judges

• RYMER, Circuit Judge:, Before WALLACE, RYMER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan D. Libby, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Ronald L. Cheng and John B. Owens, Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.