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U.S. v. LIGHTHALL

No. 03-3426.

389 F.3d 791 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Jason Neal LIGHTHALL, Defendant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 23, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Richards, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Paul D. Scott, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before BYE, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the district court's1 twenty-month downward departure arguing it was not legally or factually supported. We affirm.

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Beginning in January 2002, twenty-one-year-old Jason Lighthall, a student at Iowa State University, began collecting and disseminating pornographic materials using his university internet account. On March 25, 2002, university officials discovered Lighthall's...

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