United States v. Patten

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Ricky Patten pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e), and two counts of possession and attempted possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). However, he reserved the right to appeal the district court’s 1 denial of his motion to suppress. Patten now raises this issue on appeal, as well as a challenge to his 480-month term of imprisonment. We affirm.

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In 2003, Ricky Patten married H.P., who had a child from a previous relationship,…