Legal Opinion · Dissent

United States v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 14, 2016No. Docket No. 13-1706Published

1DissentDroney, Circuit Judge

The majority simply disagrees with the length of the imprisonment imposed upon the defendant by the district court, yet it cloaks that disagreement as procedural error. There was no procedural error, and the sentence was well within the discretion of the district court. It was also appropriate. The defendant sexually abused at least three very young girls, recorded that abuse, installed secret cameras in public areas where children changed clothes, and possessed over 25,000 images of child pornography on his computers, including many scenes of bestiality and sadistic treatment. No doubt this…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. John C. Norton v. Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Corp., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. CaveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. RigasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. DorveeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. Jp Morgan Chase Bank v. Altos Hornos De Mexico, S.A. De C v. Docket No. 04-0450-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005

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