United States v. Thomas Krebs

COLLOTON; Circuit Judge.

Thomas Eugene Krebs pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). His criminal history included a conviction under Iowa law for indecent contact with a child in 1982. See Iowa Code § 709.12 (1981).

Pursuant to a plea agreement under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C), the parties agreed that Krebs would be subject to a sentence of 120 months’ imprisonment if the court determined that his prior conviction triggered the mandatory statutory penalty under § 2252(b)(2). If the conviction was not a qualifying…