5th Circuit: Restitution to child porn victim not limited by proximate causation
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U.S. v. Wright, No. 09-31215 (5th Cir. Apr. 20, 2011)
This appeal presents issues related to the amount of restitution that a district court may order a defendant convicted of possessing child pornography to pay to one of the children depicted in the images . . . As explained further below, the recent In re Amy panel opinion rejected the causation arguments made by Wright
April 21, 2011 | Comments Off Tags: Court: 5th Circuit, Court: DC Circuit, Topic: Child Pornography, Topic: Restitution, ZZ: U.S. v. Monzel, ZZ: U.S. v. Wright
D.C. Circuit Approves Internet Ban on Defendants Who Use the Web to Victimize Children
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“In U.S. v. Love, a three-judge panel on Jan. 22 upheld the Internet ban that was imposed as a condition on Allan Love’s release after he has served his sentence for transporting or shipping material involving child pornography.”
January 25, 2010 | Comments Off Tags: Category: News, Court: DC Circuit, Topic: Child Pornography, Topic: Internet, Topic: Sentencing, ZZ: US v Love
D.C. Circuit: Internet ban for those who use the web to victimize children is “reasonable”
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U.S. v. Love, No. 07-3140 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 22, 2010)
D.C. Circuit: Internet ban for those who use the web to victimize children is “reasonable”
January 22, 2010 | Comments Off Tags: Category: Case Abstracts, Court: DC Circuit, Topic: Child Pornography, Topic: Internet, Topic: Internet Ban, Topic: Sentencing, ZZ: US v Love
