Legal Opinion
United States v. Aaron Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2002No. 01-30279PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals the district court’s sentencing of Aaron Thompson to forty-four months for possession and distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(2) and 2252A(a)(5)(B). The issue is whether the extent of the district court’s downward departure from the United States Sentencing Guidelines was reasonable in light of the rationale given for the departure. The district court’s basis for departure was its conclusion that Thompson was not in the “heartland” of the offenses for which he was convicted. Viewing this differently under…
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