United States v. Michael Eugene Pharis, Sr.

SACHS, District Judge.

Michael Eugene Pharis was charged with and pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1) and (2), and to one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). The district court 2 sentenced Pharis to 57 months in prison. The United States appeals Pharis’ sentence, claiming inadequacy because it resulted from an incorrect application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”). We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(b), and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Pharis,…