Legal Opinion
United States v. Brucker
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2011No. 10-3057PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Donald Brucker pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), and to one count of attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1470. Mr. Brucker was sentenced to the statutory minimum sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment. He now appeals his sentence. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court. 1
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BACKGROUND
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In mid-October 2009, Mr. Brucker entered an internet chat room and began communicating with another user,…
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