U.S. v. BRANSON

No. 06-3038.

463 F.3d 1110 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen Herbert BRANSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica J. Travis, Olathe, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, Kim I. Martin, Assistant United States Attorney, Kansas City, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TACHA, HARTZ, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.


HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Herbert Branson pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas to one count of possession of child pornography, see 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), and was sentenced to 51 months' imprisonment. On appeal he argues that his sentence is unreasonable. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. In particular, we hold that a disparity between the federal-court sentence and the sentence...

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