United States v. Daniel Bonnett

OPINION

Daniel Bonnett appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). He received a below guideline sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment followed by 25 years of supervised release. He challenges the two-level adjustment for obstruction of justice pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 and the five-level enhancement for distributing child pornography for a thing of value pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(3)(B).

The issue of first impression in this Circuit is whether an obstruction of justice enhancement may be founded…