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United States v. Shawn Bivens

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 29, 2016No. 15-3375PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Shawn Bivens pleaded guilty to violating a slew of laws related to child pornography and sex with a minor, with each of five counts related to a different aspect of his several-month sexual relationship with a young girl. Bivens challenges one part of the district court’s calculation of his advisory guidelines range: the failure to group more of the counts together. Because all of the relevant counts arose from distinct crimes in terms of time and injury to the victim, we affirm.

In July 2014, a grand jury issued a five-count indictment against Bivens. The five…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Matthew Otis CharlesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. Ricardo VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. James A. KielCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Daniel Von LohCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Horace Joseph Big MedicineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. PonzoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  2. United States v. Jay Fredrick NagelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. Damion FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Montijo-MaysonetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Aundre DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019

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