United States v. Kelly

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON SENTENCING

BRUCE D. BLACK, District Judge.

Defendant Michael Kelly pled guilty to one count of receiving child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). The offense carries a minimum term of 5 years’ and a maximum term of 20 years’ imprisonment. 18 U.S.C. § 2252(b)(1). The Sentencing Guidelines recommend a sentence of 87 to 108 months imprisonment, with a term of supervised release for 5 years to life. As explained below, such a sentence would be unreasonable and contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Therefore, Mr. Kelly has been sentenced to 60 months in prison,…