U.S. v. McILRATH

No. 07-1266.

512 F.3d 421 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher McILRATH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan H. Koenig (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Steven A. Greenberg (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b), and was sentenced to 46 months in prison. That is the bottom of the applicable sentencing guidelines range, but he challenges the sentence as too severe, arguing that he should have been sentenced just to home confinement.

The defendant was caught in a standard Internet sting. A detective entered...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases