Legal Opinion

United States v. Howard Halverson

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 30, 2018No. 17-40661PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Howard William Halverson pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after law enforcement officers found that he possessed 1,863 images of child pornography. He appeals only his sentence. He assigns four errors in his sentence. We find no reversible errors and affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Halverson was charged with possessing images and videos of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor or a minor who had not attained 12 years of age, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). He pleaded guilty to that charge, without the…

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