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Criminal

Oct. 22, 2002

Susceptibility To Persecution Merits Lesser Prison Term

SAN FRANCISCO - A Montana man who downloaded 1,300 pornographic images of young girls from the Internet is entitled to a 75 percent cut in his prison term because he is susceptible to abuse in prison based on the nature of the crime and his personal attributes, a split federal appeals court has held.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A Montana man who downloaded 1,300 pornographic images of young girls from the Internet is entitled to a 75 percent cut in his prison term because he is susceptible to abuse in prison based on the nature of the crime and his personal attributes, a split federal appeals court has held.
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