Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph J. Schulte
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1998No. 97-4008PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Schulte pleaded guilty to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), which prohibits the possession of child pornography that has. traveled in interstate commerce. Although Wisconsin law also cidminalizes this conduct, Schulte was prosecuted in federal court and, consequently, sentenced in accordance with the Sentencing Guidelines. Schulte moved for a downward departure because state law punished the same criminal conduct less severely than the sanctions mandated by the Sentencing Guidelines. The district court denied his motion to depart, and Schulte…
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