Legal Opinion

United States v. Ryan Courtade

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2019No. 18-6150PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREGORY, Chief Judge:

Appellant Ryan Courtade seeks post-conviction relief in connection with his guilty plea for possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252 (a)(4)(B). The district court denied Courtade's motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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In August 2014, investigators with the Chesapeake Police Department received a complaint from Courtade's wife alleging that she had discovered Courtade in the *188 bedroom of Jane Doe, his 14-year-old stepdaughter, kneeling by the bed…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Massaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. United States v. DostDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1986

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3Cited by14 opinions

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