United States v. Procell, No. 19-1924 (1st Cir. 2022)
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The First Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court sentencing Defendant to 135 months' imprisonment in connection with his pleas of guilty to crimes arising from his sexually-explicit virtual contact with an eleven-year-old Massachusetts girl, holding that Defendant failed to demonstrate reversible error.
Defendant pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor (count one) and transfer of absence material to a minor (count two). The district court imposed a term of 135 months' imprisonment on count one and a term of 120 months on count two, with the terms to be served concurrently. On appeal, Defendant challenged the procedural reasonableness of his sentence. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that there was no clear error in the district court's decision.
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