Legal Opinion
United States v. Leonard Vanhouten
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2002No. 02-1061PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Leonard VanHouten appeals from the sentence imposed upon him following his guilty plea to charges of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) (2000). He argues that he should have received a downward departure from the Guideline range of twenty-four to twenty-seven months because of his atypical means of possession, involving a small number of downloads from an easily accessible website, and because of his extensive family responsibilities, specifically, caring for an elderly mother. The district court 1 denied VanHouten’s request…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States v. HaversatCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Richard William Field, Also Known as Mike FieldCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by17 opinions
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