U.S. v. DEWITT

No. 19-1295.

943 F.3d 1092 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn M. DEWITT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 27, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Whalen , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard Brian Woodward , Attorney, Woodward Law Offices, LLP, Merrillville, IN, Shawn M. Dewitt , Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Flaum, Sykes, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Trials often require jurors, as laypeople considering evidence, to draw inferences based on their life experiences. The duty is most unenviable in cases requiring jurors to view images of child sexual abuse. After doing so in Shawn Dewitt's trial, the jury found him guilty of child pornography offenses. Dewitt argues the...

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