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U.S. v. HIGGINS

No. 12-30818.

739 F.3d 733 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard A. HIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Marshall Klebba , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kevin G. Boitmann , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jordan Mark Siverd , Assistant Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, LA, Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, JOLLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Richard Higgins pleaded guilty of receipt of child pornography and appeals his sentence. Appeal has been waived, so the appeal is dismissed.

I.

In 1983, Higgins was convicted of crimes against nature and carnal knowledge of a juvenile under Louisiana law for engaging in fellatio and sexual intercourse with his thirteen-year-old step-niece. In 2009, federal agents discovered, on Higgins's computer, approximately 10,000...

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