Legal Opinion
United States v. Wesley L. Dawn
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 1997No. 96-3585PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Wesley Dawn pled guilty to charges that he received and possessed a number of films depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Dawn had made these films in Honduras, where he worked for several years as a schoolteacher. In view of his role as the creator of the films, the district court in sentencing Dawn cross-referenced the guideline for the production of child pornography, which resulted in a substantially higher sentence. Dawn appeals, contending that sentencing him based on conduct that took place outside of the United States is…
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