Legal Opinion

United States v. Mason Shepherd

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 1, 2019No. 18-3993PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge.

*756Mason Shepherd admitted to possessing several thousand images and videos of child pornography and pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). The district court sentenced Shepherd to 96 months in prison and six years of supervised release and also ordered him to pay $ 25,000 in restitution to his victims, a $ 100 special assessment, and a $ 5,000 assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act ("JVTA"), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3014. Shepherd appeals the latter assessment. Under the JVTA,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  2. Freytag v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. United States v. Michael I. MonusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Sadie Latouf (95-4095), Joseph N. Sarich (95-4112), Mario Guerrieri (95-4115), Richard A. Harakal (95-4233)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. Barrett N. Weinberger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by15 opinions

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