United States v. Richard Barton

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Richard Wayne Barton pleaded guilty, without a written agreement, to a three-count indictment charging him with distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. 1 The district court imposed a total sentence of 235 months in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and a $300 special assessment. Barton now challenges his convictions, sentences, and counsel’s performance. We affirm his convictions and sentences and deny his ineffectiveness claim without prejudice to collateral review.

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In September 2014, a Houston-based task force alerted federal…