Legal Opinion
United States v. Kerby Gross
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 14, 2006No. 05-1583PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Kerby Gross has had a sad and troubled life marked by his experiences as a victim and perpetrator of child sexual abuse. He is before us after pleading guilty to distributing child pornography, and he asks us to consider whether the application of the mandatory minimum sentence in 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b)(l) to him constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. Because we conclude that Gross’s sentence of fifteen years (the mandatory minimum) is not grossly disproportionate and therefore does not violate the Eighth Amendment, we affirm.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Ewing v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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