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United States v. Kenneth Pappas

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 6, 2013No. 12-3351PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Pappas sexually abused his stepdaughter K.D. for five years starting at age nine, forcing her to perform sexual acts, wear specific clothing, and watch videos he recorded of the abuse. He pled guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a) and 2251(e) and one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B) and 2252A(b)(2). The district court 1 sentenced Pappas to the statutory maximum of 480 months after applying several sentencing enhancements. Pappas appeals, challenging two of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. Spotted ElkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. YarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. RaplingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. Donald Turner, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. Jason Bo-Alan BeckmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. Benton StongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Antonio ThigpenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Ralph Herman Fox, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019

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