U.S. v. STITZ

No. 16-4813.

877 F.3d 533 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dean Paul STITZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Randolph Marshall Lee , Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Amy Elizabeth Ray , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jill Westmoreland Rose , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Judge Duncan and Judge Diaz joined.


Dean Paul Stitz ("Appellant") appeals the district court's determination that a factual basis existed for his plea of guilty to distribution of child pornography. Specifically, the main issues on appeal are whether use of a peer-to-peer file-sharing system constitutes "distribution" of child pornography pursuant to 18 U.S...

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