Legal Opinion

United States v. Grigsby

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 15, 2014No. 13-3146PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Philip Grigsby says his 260-year sentence imposed pursuant to the child pornography production guideline, U.S.S.G. § 2G2.1, is proeedurally and substantively unreasonable because the guideline is “defective.” According to Defendant, the production guideline routinely generates offense levels that result in a recommended guideline sentence in excess of the statutory maximum, and fails to distinguish between levels of culpability by establishing enhancements for conduct present in most cases and thus undeserving of punishment beyond the core offense. Defendant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. KristlCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. DorveeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. United States v. Francisco CuberoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
  3. United States v. CooksonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Lawrence LyndeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. WiremanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017

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