United States v. Hardy Kocher

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal of a 24-month supervised release revocation sentence, Hardy Andrew Kocher argues the sentence is substantively unreasonable and greater than necessary because the district court 1 varied upward based on inappropriate speculation that Kocher might have committed an uncharged crime, and did not appropriately consider the relevant 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) sentencing factors. After thorough review of the sentencing record, we disagree and therefore affirm.

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Kocher pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in 2007 and was sentenced in January 2008 to 27…