Legal Opinion

United States v. Zuk

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 24, 2017No. 16-4727PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Jackson joined.

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, the government challenges as substantively unreasonable the sentence imposed by the district court on Julian Zuk.

Zuk was indicted on seven counts for transmitting, receiving, and possessing child pornography. The undisputed evidence shows that before his arrest, Zuk amassed more than 13,800 photographs and more than 470 videos, a large proportion of which depicted the sadistic treatment of young children. He also communicated on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. United States v. Abu AliCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Samuel Demont BradleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Dennis HowardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by63 opinions

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