United States v. Truax

ORDER

Duane M. Truax, a federal prisoner, appeals the sentence imposed upon his conviction for first degree criminal abuse of a child, in violation of Ky. Rev. St. § 508.100(l)(a), as assimilated by 18 U.S.C. § 13(a). The parties have expressly waived oral argument, and upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

Truax pleaded guilty to the above charge on June 8, 2001, without the benefit of a written plea agreement. He admitted that he had violently shaken his seven-week old son by the neck, and had done so three times before, at…