UNITED STATES v. STEPHENS

No. 20-1463.

986 F.3d 1004 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan STEPHENS, also known as Johnathan Stephens, also known as Jonathan Watts, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrianna D. Kastanek , Jeannice Williams Appenteng , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Darryl A. Goldberg , Attorney, Law Offices of Darryl A. Goldberg, Chicago, IL, Christopher Grohman , Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Kanne, Hamilton, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Appellant Jonathan Stephens pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1). The district court sentenced him to 151 months in prison, at the bottom of the applicable Sentencing Guideline range. On appeal, Stephens challenges his sentence. He contends that the district court...

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