U.S. v. Houston

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 13-2713
Decision Date: 
March 20, 2014
Federal District: 
N.D. Ill., E. Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed
Dist. Ct. did not err in sentencing defendant to 216-month term of incarceration on possession and transportation of child pornography charges, based in part on existence of enhancement arising out of finding that defendant had sexually abused minor. While defendant argued that Dist. Ct. should not have relied on certain statements made by child victim to support enhancement, where there was inconsistency in date when child informed her parents of defendant’s actions, Dist. Ct. did not clearly err in crediting child’s statements where instant discrepancy was minor, and where details of child’s testimony was supported by defendant’s statements regarding his sexual fantasy, as well as two other accusations of sexual misconduct.