United States v. Pappas, No. 12-3351 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography. Defendant appealed his sentence of 480 months' imprisonment. The district court did not err in applying a four level enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2G2.1(b)(4) for offenses involving material that portrayed sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence and a five level enhancement under U.S.S.G. 4B1.5(b)(1) for engaging in a pattern of activity involving prohibited sexual conduct. Further, defendant's sentence was reasonable where the record indicated that the district court considered all the relevant factors and did not abuse its discretion in sentencing defendant.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. No error in imposing enhancements under Guidelines Sections 2G2.1(b)(4) and 4B1.5(b)(1); sentence was not substantively unreasonable.
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