Legal Opinion
United States v. Lychock
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 25, 2009No. 06-3311PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROTH, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals a sentence of five years probation and a $10,000 fine imposed on George Lychock for his knowing possession of between 150 and 300 images of child pornography. The applicable Sentencing Guidelines range, as both parties had agreed, was 30 to 37 months. We agree with the government that Lychoek’s sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. We will vacate the judgment of sentence and remand this case for resentencing.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 13, 2004, as part of a wider investigation into an international child pornography enterprise,…
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