United States v. Lacy, No. 16-4046 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence after he violated the conditions of his release. The conditions of release were imposed after defendant was convicted of receiving and distributing pornography. The court held that the conditions restricting his access to pornography and the internet were not overly restrictive and were reasonably necessary given the nature of defendant's offense.
Court Description: {Benton, Author, with Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Sentencing. Sentence imposed upon the revocation of defendant's supervised release was not an abuse of the district court's discretion; conditions concerning access to pornography and the Internet were not overly restrictive and were reasonably necessary given the nature of defendant's offense.
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