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United States v. Justin Hancock

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 3, 2016No. 15-1779PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Justin Hancock was sentenced to 120 months in prison for distributing child pornography. He appeals his sentence on procedural grounds, arguing that the district judge inadequately addressed his arguments before imposing his sentence. We disagree. Because the judge adequately addressed Hancock’s arguments, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In January 2012, an undercover law-enforcement agent connected with Justin Hancock using peer-to-peer software. Hancock had been using the software for about eighteen months to download child pornography. Hancock granted access to his files and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Molina-Martinez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  2. United States v. Ricardo Garcia-SeguraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  3. United States v. DiekemperCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Aguilar-HuertaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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  3. United States v. Rick BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. FergusonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Adrian GrisantiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019

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