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US v. Gallenardo, No. 07-30414

By FindLaw Staff on August 28, 2009 | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Defendant's child pornography conviction and sentence are affirmed, where 1) intrastate possession of child pornography may affect interstate commerce; 2) the prosecution had a strong case independent of the initial portions of an improperly admitted audiotape; and 3) 18 U.S.C. section 3559(e)(2) mandates a life sentence only for that specific subset of prior convictions under 18 U.S.C. section 1591 where the victim is a minor.

Read US v. Gallenardo, No. 07-30414

Appellate Information

Argued and Submitted February 2, 2009

Filed August 28, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Rawlinson

Counsel

For Appellant:

Wendy Holton, Helena, MT

For Appellee:

Marcia Hurd, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT

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