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Every decision we've filed under Child Sexual Abuse Material.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 121-month sentence for possession and receipt of child pornography. The court held that the district court's procedural errors in calculating the sentencing guidelines did not affect the defendant's substantial rights and that the sentence was substantively reasonable.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant who pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography. The court held that a valid appellate waiver barred challenges to the prison term and supervised release, and found no plain error in the restitution calculation.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for early termination of supervised release for a defendant convicted of distributing child pornography. The court held that the district court acted within its broad discretion given the severity of the offenses and the defendant's history.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a thirty-two hundred forty-month sentence for a defendant convicted of producing and possessing child pornography. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in applying a sentencing enhancement because the minor victim was in the defendant's temporary custody and care.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed a Second Amendment challenge to the District of Columbia's ban on carrying firearms on public transit. The appellate court held that licensed pistol owners have standing to sue because the ban forces them to incur higher transportation costs to comply with the law.
The Tenth Circuit vacated a special condition of supervised release prohibiting a defendant from viewing adult pornography. The court found the restriction lacked a rational basis in the evidence and was not reasonably necessary to protect the public.
The Third Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant who represented himself, ruling that his waiver of counsel was knowing and voluntary despite a district court error regarding the maximum penalty on one count.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction of a defendant charged with child sexual abuse material offenses. The court held that Yahoo acted as a private entity, not a government agent, and that law enforcement did not exceed the scope of the initial private search.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the revocation of Stephen Vosilla's supervised release following violations of his release conditions. The court found sufficient evidence that Vosilla failed to register email addresses and possessed internet-capable gaming consoles without approval.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by James Edward Storholm challenging a supervised release condition. The court ruled the case moot because Storholm had already completed his prison sentence by the time of oral argument.