Legal Opinion

United States v. David Diehl

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 7, 2015No. 11-51076PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:

After a bench trial, Defendant-Appellant David Diehl was convicted of ten counts of sexual exploitation of a child/production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and sentenced to 600 months of imprisonment. After electing to proceed pro se on appeal, Diehl challenges various aspects of his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

In 2010, Diehl was charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a child/production of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). The indictment alleged that in 1999 and…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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  4. United States v. RunyanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Christopher B. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997

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