Legal Opinion
United States v. Shannon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 29, 2008No. 07-2794PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Ralph Shannon pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4). The district court sentenced Shannon to 46 months’ imprisonment and a life term of supervised release. On appeal, he argues that (1) the federal sentencing scheme approved in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005) violates the Fifth and Sixth Amendments; and (2) his sentence was unreasonable. For the following reasons, we affirm.
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