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United States v. Branson

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 29, 2006No. 06-3038PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Herbert Branson pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas to one count of possession of child pornography, see 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), and was sentenced to 51 months’ imprisonment. On appeal he argues that his sentence is unreasonable. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. In particular, we hold that a disparity between the federal-court sentence and the sentence that would be imposed for a like offense in state court does not make the sentence unreasonable.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Branson was indicted on November…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. KristlCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Ronald Haynes, and Jahmal Rose, Willie Goldwire, Ronald Duran, and Natasha WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. Sanchez-JuarezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. United States v. Wurzinger, Richard CCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. SchmittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. CachuchaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007

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