60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting 
By
Published: December 18, 2012
Tags: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Criminal, Judge Dennis W. Shedd
A defendant touted as a “legend” in the dogfighting community cannot overturn his 60-month sentence for violating the Animal Welfare Act; the 4th Circuit says the district court’s assumed error in calculating the sentencing range was harmless, as the court considered the statutory factors and clearly thought defendant deserved 60 months, not six months, in ...
© Copyright 2013 Virginia Lawyers Media. All Rights Reserved.
Login required
You have clicked on a link to
information that is | ||
Already a paid subscriber but not registered for online access yet? For instructions on how to get premium web access, click here. |
||
Interested in Subscribing?
Start by choosing how you'd like your news delivered. (Roll mouse over pictures below)
 - Print and Digital - |
 - Digital Only - |
![[Print]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/print.png)
![[Email]](http://api.addthis.com/oexchange/0.8/forward/email/offer?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>)
![[RSS Feed]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/rssfeed.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>)
![[Facebook]](http://valawyersweekly.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/facebook.png)
© Copyright 2013 Virginia Lawyers Media. All Rights Reserved.
Refine your search for VLW Verdict & Settlement Reports or send us your case results for publication. Database search feature available to VLW subscribers only - login required.
![Ask](http://myjeeves.ask.com/mysearch/BookmarkIt?v=1.2&t=webpages&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![backflip](http://www.backflip.com/add_page_pop.ihtml?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![blinklist](http://blinklist.com/index.php?Action=Blink/addblink.php&Url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&Title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![BlogMarks](http://blogmarks.net/my/new.php?mini=1&simple=1&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![BuddyMarks](http://www.buddymarks.com/add_bookmark.php?bookmark_title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&bookmark_url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/){kind=link}
![CiteULike](http://www.citeulike.org/posturl?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![co.mments](http://co.mments.com/track?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Connotea](http://www.connotea.org/addpopup?continue=confirm&uri=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Digg](http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![diigo](http://www.diigo.com/post?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![DotNetKicks](http://www.dotnetkicks.com/kick/?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![dzone](http://www.dzone.com/links/add.html?description=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Fark](http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/farkit.pl?u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&h=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Faves](http://faves.com/Authoring.aspx?u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Feed Me Links](http://feedmelinks.com/categorize?from=toolbar&op=submit&name=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/){kind=link}
![Friendsite](http://friendsite.com/users/bookmark/?u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Furl](http://www.furl.net/storeIt.jsp?u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Google](http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&output=popup&bkmk=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Hugg](http://www.hugg.com/node/add/storylink?edit[title]=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&edit[url]=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/){kind=link}
![Jeqq](http://www.jeqq.com/submit.php?url==http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![linkaGoGo](http://www.linkagogo.com/go/AddNoPopup?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&summary=A+defendant+touted+as+a+%E2%80%9Clegend%E2%80%9D+in+the+dogfighting+community+cannot+overturn+his+60-month+sentence+for+violating+the+Animal+Welfare+Act%3B+the+4th+Circuit+says+the+district+court%E2%80%99s+assumed+error+in+calculating+the+sentencing+range+was+harmless%2C+as+the+court+considered+the+statutory+factors+and+clearly+thought+defendant+deserved+60+months%2C+not+six+months%2C+in+%5B...%5D&source=Virginia+Lawyers+Weekly){kind=link}
![LinksMarker](http://www.linksmarker.com/submit.php?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Ma.gnolia](http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarklet/add?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Mister Wong](http://www.mister-wong.com/index.php?action=addurl&bm_url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&bm_description=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![MySpace](http://www.myspace.com/Modules/PostTo/Pages/?c=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![MyWeb](http://myweb.yahoo.com/myweb/save?t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/){kind=link}
![Netvouz](http://www.netvouz.com/action/submitBookmark?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&popup=no){kind=link}
![oneview](http://www.oneview.com/quickadd/neu/addBookmark.jsf?URL=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![OnlyWire](http://www.onlywire.com/submit?u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![PlugIM](http://www.plugim.com/submit?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Propeller](http://www.propeller.com/submit/?U=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&T=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Reddit](http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Segnalo](http://segnalo.com/post.html.php?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Simpy](http://www.simpy.com/simpy/LinkAdd.do?href=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Slashdot](http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Sphere](http://www.sphere.com/search?q=sphereit:http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Sphinn](http://sphinn.com/submit.php?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Spurl](http://www.spurl.net/spurl.php?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![StumbleUpon](http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![ThisNext](http://www.thisnext.com/pick/new/submit/sociable/?url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&name=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Tumblr](http://www.tumblr.com/share?v=3&u=valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Twitter](http://twitter.com/home/?status=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>+http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/){kind=link}
![Webride](http://webride.org/discuss/split.php?uri=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Windows Live](https://favorites.live.com/quickadd.aspx?mkt=en-us&url=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&title=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Yahoo!](http://bookmarks.yahoo.com/toolbar/savebm?opener=tb&u=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/&t=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>){kind=link}
![Email This to a Friend](http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailFlare?loc=en_US&itemTitle=60 Months, Not Six, for Dogfighting <span class="dmcss_key_icon"><img alt="(access required)" src="/wp-content/themes/valw2.0/images/lock1.png" border=0/></span>&uri=http://valawyersweekly.com/2012/12/18/60-months-not-six-for-dogfighting/){kind=link}
Comments