State v. Parker

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A criminal defendant convicted of exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography argued at sentencing that his crimes were mitigated because the victim was sixteen and seventeen years of age when the photographs and videos of her were made, and because the materials were intended only for private use. The superior court disagreed. But the court of appeals reversed the superior court's judgment. Because we agree with the superior court that the defendant's conduct was not among the least serious included in the definition of the offenses of…