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Criminal Law :  Supervised Release –  Special Conditions –  First Amendment

Stephanie Maniscalco//August 22, 2018//

Criminal Law :  Supervised Release –  Special Conditions –  First Amendment

Stephanie Maniscalco//August 22, 2018//

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Where a defendant argued that the district court erred in applying two supervised release conditions, the restrictions placed upon his possession of sexually explicit material and his unauthorized use of computers was not unreasonable because they were related to his underlying convictions, and the judgment is affirmed because the government presented sufficient evidence that the defendant violated the terms.

Judgment is affirmed.

U.S. v. Gatton (MLW No. 71957/Case No. 17-2276 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Jarvey, J. (Heather Quick, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, argued for appellant) (Richard D. Westphal, Davenport, Iowa, argued for appellee).

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