United States v. Diaz

SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

LYNN ADELMAN, District Judge.

Defendant Oscar Diaz pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B), and I set the case for sentencing. In imposing sentence, the district court must first calculate the defendant’s advisory guideline range, then consider the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) in order to determine an appropriate sentence. United States v. Panice, 598 F.3d 426, 441 (7th Cir.2010).

I. GUIDELINE CALCULATION

Defendant’s pre-sentence report (“PSR”) set a base offense level of 18 under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(a)(l), with…