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U.S. v. HUGHES

No. 09-5787.

632 F.3d 956 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nathan HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 24, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Joshua Judd , Assistant United States Attorney, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Laura R. Wyrosdick , Western Kentucky Federal Community Defender, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Joshua Judd , Terry M. Cushing , Monica Wheatley , Assistant United States Attorneys, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: BOGGS and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; QUIST, District Judge.

OPINION

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Nathan Hughes was sentenced to prison for the mandatory minimum term of ten years after pleading guilty to attempting to entice a minor to engage in a criminal sexual act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). On appeal, Hughes argues that his mandatory minimum sentence violates the Eighth Amendment because it is grossly disproportionate to his crime, and that it violates the Fifth Amendment's due process and equal protection...

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