UNITED STATES v. HARDIN

No. 19-4556.

998 F.3d 582 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Scott HARDIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joshua B. Carpenter , FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Asheville, North Carolina, for Appellant. Anthony Joseph Enright , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Anthony Martinez , Federal Public Defender, FEDERAL DEFENDERS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. R. Andrew Murray , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion, in which Judge Thacker joined. Judge Wynn wrote a dissenting opinion.


Appellant Timothy Hardin pled guilty to a single count of receiving child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2). On appeal, he asks us to vacate his sentence on two grounds. First, Hardin contends his prior conviction for Tennessee statutory rape does not categorically qualify under the federal child...

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