Legal Opinion

United States v. Rodgers

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 9, 2010No. 09-3364PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Robert Rodgers, appeals his sentence for possession of child pornography. Rodgers pleaded guilty to possessing over 2,200 images and videos of child pornography. He was sentenced to 78 months of imprisonment, the low end of the guideline range determined by the district court. Rodgers raises three challenges to the manner in which his guideline range was calculated. First, he argues that an enhancement to his guideline range imposed because of the number of images he possessed is unconstitutional because it was legislated directly by Congress. Second, he…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. LaBonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. United States v. Gary Senn, Joseph L. Marino, Nathan Thomas Cannon, Alfred Destefano, and John WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. David H. Swanson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. MaurerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Rashad RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020

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