By: Derek Hawkins//June 13, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America v. Edward J. Davis
Case No.: 16-3735
Officials: BAUER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and DEGUILIO, District Judge.
Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence
On May 25, 2016, a jury found Edward James Davis guilty of one count of knowingly transporting and causing to be transported more than 10 images of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1), and one count of possession of material which contained an image of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). On October 11, 2016, the district court sentenced Davis to 210 months’ imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently. The court also imposed a $400,000 fine, $2,000 in restitution, a five-year term of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment. Davis brings this appeal challenging the sufficiency of the government’s evidence at trial, as well as the constitutionality and reasonableness of the $400,000 fine.
Affirmed