Legal Opinion

United States v. Kearn

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 21, 2017No. 15-3121PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Jonathan Kearn of federal child pornography charges arising from pictures he took of his four-and-a-half year old daughter and shared on the internet. He was sentenced to a lengthy prison term followed by five years of supervised release.

Kearn contends the district court committed various errors at trial and sentencing. First, Kearn raises several evidentiary objections. He argues that the government elicited hearsay testimony when it asked a witness about the contents of an inculpato-ry report written by an expert who did not testify at trial. Even…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. Richison v. Ernest Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. George Don GallowayCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. DazeyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Graham Lee KendallCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States v. LefflerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  2. Vincent v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2022
  3. United States v. KearnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2024
  4. United States v. DuranCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Barrera-LandaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020

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