United States Ninth Circuit

A 262-month sentence for attempted receipt of visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and distribution of visual depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred by applying a five-level "pattern of activity" enhancement because the prior conduct of sexually abusing his own children occurred at least thirty-five years earlier; and 2) the sentence imposed was unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/15/2007
• Decided 06/18/2007
• Published 06/18/2007

Judges

• MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge., Before:  B. FLETCHER, EUGENE E. SILER, JR., and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Caro Marks, Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Camil A. Skipper, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the appellee.