Legal Opinion
United States v. Duane
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2008No. 19-1965PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
John Joseph Duane appeals his sentence for receiving and possessing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) and (a)(4). Duane contends that: (1) calculating his sentence using the 2005 Sentencing Guidelines violated the Ex Post Facto Clause; (2) the district court erred in enhancing Duane’s sentence pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(4) for receiving and possessing sadistic images; and (3) his sentence is unreasonable. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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On November 10, 2005, federal agents lawfully obtained Duane’s computer. The…
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