Legal Opinion

United States v. Donald Woodward

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 18, 2002No. 01-1734PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SARIS, District Judge.

After pleading guilty to child pornography and gun charges, defendant-appellant Donald Woodward (“Woodward”), a paraplegic, appeals his sentence of one hundred thirty-five months, arguing: (1) that the district court erroneously applied a five-level enhancement for engaging in a pattern of sexual exploitation under United States Sentencing Guideline (“U.S.S.G.”) § 2G2.2(b)(4); and (2) that the district court misunderstood the scope of its authority under U.S.S.G. § 5H1.4 to grant a downward departure based on his extraordinary physical impairments.

We hold that the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. James E. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Kaya AymelekCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Robert McQuilkinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Herman B. Slater, United States of America v. Harold L. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. RomeroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. United States v. RiccardiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Loren Samuel WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. OlfanoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007

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