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143250P.pdf 04/04/2016 United States v. David Knowles
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 14-3250
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Gruender, Circuit Judge, and Doty,
District Judge]
Criminal case - Sentencing. Applying the Supreme Court's recent decision
in Lockhart v. United States, 136 S.Ct. 958 (Mar. 1, 2016), which held the
phrase "involving a minor or ward" in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252(b)(2) modifies
only "abusive sexual conduct" and not "aggravated sexual abuse" or "sexual
abuse", the district court did not err in concluding a conviction for
third-degree sexual assault under Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 28-320
triggered a sentencing enhancement under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252(b)(1).