Legal Opinion
United States v. Werlein
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2011No. 11-1404PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Shane Allen Werlein pled guilty to production of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a) and 2251(e). The district court 1 imposed the maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in prison. Werlein appeals his sentence arguing that it was substantively unreasonable and that the district court violated Tapia v. United States, — U.S.-, 131 S.Ct. 2382, 180 L.Ed.2d 357 (2011). We affirm.
Werlein was charged with two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B), 2252(b)(2), 2251(a), and 2251(e). He…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Tapia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- United States v. WhitingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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