LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE
• US v. Wilder

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM, SENTENCING
• US v. Marcano

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
• US v. Curran

LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE
US v. Wilder, No. 06-2213
Conviction for possession, transmission, and receipt of child pornography is affirmed over defendant's claims that: 1) the warrant permitting seizure of materials from his home was issued without probable cause; 2) the evidence at trial was insufficient to establish his knowingly receipt or knowingly possession of child pornography; and 3) the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that the photographs on which the convictions were based depicted real children, or that the images listed in his indictment depicted a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM, SENTENCING
US v. Marcano, No. 07-1050
Sentence for aiding and abetting the receipt and possession of an illegally modified firearm is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not impose a period of incarceration and supervised release involving home confinement in excess of the statutory maximum; 2) defendant's argument that a district court may not impose "any" period of home detention following incarceration was tenuous at best, and he failed to cite any applicable precedent; and 3) in any event, any error was not plain. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, SENTENCING
US v. Curran, No. 06-2647
Sentence and restitution ordered against defendant following a conviction for wire fraud and money laundering is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court's calculation of the amount of loss for determining defendant's Guideline sentence was excessive; 2) the district court erred in concluding that the scheme involved more than 250 victims for purposes of a six-level sentencing enhancement; and 3) the restitution order amount was erroneous due to an absence of a causal link between the criminal offense and the loss amount. Read more...