Legal Opinion
United States v. Burrows
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 2018No. 17-3292PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Flaum, Circuit Judge.
William Burrows conditionally pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A). He argues that § 2252A(a)(2)(A) is void for vagueness as applied to him, and therefore, that his indictment should have been dismissed. Additionally, he maintains that the district court erred at sentencing by basing his sentence, in part, on the need for sex offender treatment. We disagree, and we affirm Burrows's conviction and sentence.
I. Background
From July to August 2015, United States Secret Service agents used a peer-to-peer sharing…
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