Legal Opinion
United States v. Wellman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 7, 2011No. 10-4689PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KEENAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge WYNN and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
BARBARA MILANO KEENAN, Circuit Judge:
John Charles Wellman was convicted in a jury trial of three offenses related to his possession of child pornography. He raises three challenges in this appeal. Well-man argues that the search warrant that led to his arrest was invalid, that a jury instruction involving the term “obscene” was erroneous because it lacked a knowledge requirement, and that his sentence was imposed in violation of the Eighth Amendment prohibition against…
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