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U.S. v. VANHORN

No. 12-4015.

740 F.3d 1166 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Joseph VANHORN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. O'Connor , Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

James J. Kelleher , Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MO ( Tammy Dickinson , U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BENTON, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Joseph A. Vanhorn was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and 2251(e). The district court1 sentenced him to 220 months' imprisonment. He appeals, arguing the district court misinterpreted the word "uses" in 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), abused its discretion in sentencing him, and imposed a sentence violating the Eighth Amendment...

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