Legal Opinion
United States v. Battaglia
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 5, 2010No. 08-4275PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Ross Battaglia pled guilty to two counts of knowingly receiving and distributing child pornography and to one count of possessing child pornography. The district court applied a five-level enhancement under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) because it found that Battaglia had “[d]istribut[ed child pornography] for the receipt, or expectation of receipt, of a thing of value, but not for pecuniary gain.” U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(3)(B). In other words, the court found that Battaglia had traded or attempted to trade child pornography. The court then…
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