United States v. Jody Lee Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
[UNPUBLISHED]
2Per curiam
This appeal presents a single issue, namely, whether the district court 2 erred in denying Jody Lee Johnson a reduction in his sentence for acceptance of responsibility. We conclude that it did not and therefore affirm the judgment.
Mr. Johnson pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). His presentence report recommended that he not be given a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility because he continued to minimize his acts and describe them in a way that was both unbelievable and very self-serving. The district court…
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