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United States v. Joseph Griffith

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 26, 2003No. 03-1234PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Griffith pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1), and was sentenced to 262 months’ imprisonment. Griffith challenges an upward departure aimed at addressing the seriousness of his criminal history and the danger that he would present in the future. We affirm.

Griffith operated an Internet web site where he posted 80 to 90 photographs of prepubescent children who were nude or scantily dressed and were posed in sexually provocative positions. Some of the photographs depicted young children engaged in violent sexual acts…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. Willie A. NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  3. United States v. Joseph H. FleischliCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Howard (Ted) FurkinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Arthur J. Turchen, Also Known as Arturo and R2roCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. Allan JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Gregorio MacEdo and Victor Hugo Contreras, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. AngleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. ShrakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007

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