United States v. Nordin

Chris Allan Nordin pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, see 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), and now appeals his below-guidelines sentence of five years’ incarceration and five years’ supervised release. In calculating the guidelines range of 97 to 121 months, the district court1 applied a two-level enhancement under United States Sentencing Guideline (“U.S.S.G”) § 2G2.2(b)(3)(F) (2016). That enhancement applies if, subject to exceptions not relevant here, “the defendant knowingly engaged in distribution” of child pornography'. Nordin argues that the district court erred in applying…