Legal Opinion

United States v. Smith

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided February 29, 2016No. 15-5005PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Kevin Smith was convicted after a jury trial on eight counts of distrib uting child pornography, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(2), 2252(b)(1), and one count of possessing child pornography, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B), 2252(b)(2). The distribution counts corresponded to eight separate dates on which an FBI agent downloaded child pornography onto the agent’s computer from a folder on Defendant’s computer that was shared over a peer-to-peer network. He was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment.

Defendant appeals on two grounds: First, he contends that the eight…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Callanan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. United States v. William Esch, United States of America v. Linda EschCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  3. United States v. Ruiz-GeaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. TeagueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by12 opinions

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