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United States v. Timothy DeFoggi

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 6, 2016No. 15-1209PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Timothy DeFoggi was convicted of multiple child pornography-related offenses following a jury trial. On appeal, he challenges several pretrial and trial rulings, argues there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions, and asserts his 300-month sentence was imposed in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. Background

The FBI began an investigation in 2012 into a computer server in Bellevue, Nebraska, that was hosting child-pornography websites on the “Tor” network. The Tor network is designed to keep a user’s identity…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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