U.S. v. WRIGHT

No. 09-31215.

639 F.3d 679 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Marshall Klebba , Diane Hollenshead Copes (argued), Stephen Andrew Higginson , James R. Mann , Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, LA, for U.S.

Robin Elise Schulberg (argued) and Roma Ajubita Kent , Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, New Orleans, LA, for Wright.

Before KING, DAVIS and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Michael Wright pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2259, the district court ordered Wright to pay $529,661 in restitution to one of the children, "Amy," portrayed in some of the images Wright possessed. Wright appeals this restitution order, arguing that § 2259 includes a proximate causation requirement and that the restitution order exceeds the...

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