Pleas & Sentencing – Child Pornography

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Criminal

7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Officials: MANION, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Pleas & Sentencing – Child Pornography

No. 15-1090; 14-2211 United States of America v. Christopher Bour

Court did not err in sentencing, restitution order, or conditions of supervised release conditions imposed.

“Bour fails to show that his substantive rights, the criminal proceeding’s fairness or integrity, or the proceeding’s public reputation will suffer. See United States v. Silvious, 512 F.3d 364, 371 (7th Cir. 2008). He is serving a life sentence; he will not be subject to his conditions of release. Further, when a defendant is released and must comply with supervised release conditions, district courts can readily modify these conditions at the defendant’s request. Id. (citing 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(2); Fed. R. Crim. P. 32.1(c)). The integrity and public reputation of criminal proceedings are supported by “[e]ncouraging this simple expedient,” rather than by “perpetuating expensive and time-consuming appeals and resentencings.” Id. (citing United States v. Tejeda, 476 F.3d 471, 475 (7th Cir. 2007)).”

Affirmed

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