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062996P.pdf 05/17/2007 United States v. Donald Louis Weis
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 06-2996
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport
[PUBLISHED] [Melloy, Author, with Smith and Benton, Circuit
Judges]
Criminal Case - sentence. Prior conviction for assault with intent to
commit sexual abuse no injury properly triggered statutory mandatory
minimum sentence for charge of receiving child pornography because
statute and underlying facts met requirements. Prior conviction
related to abusive sexual conduct. Sentence did not violate Eighth
Amendment, as conduct underlying conviction was a grave offense and
further considering defendant had been convicted of offense relating
to sexual conduct involving a minor.