U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007

United States v. Chapman

United States v. Chapman
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 17, 2007 · Jones, Per Curiam, Reavley, Smith
235 F. App'x 341

United States v. Chapman

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Robert Warren Chapman appeals his sentence following his conviction of one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A. To avoid ex post facto issues, the district court calculated Chapman’s guideline range using the 2002 U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual and the April 30, 2003 Supplement. The district court enhanced Chapman’s of *342 fense level by two levels under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.4(b)(2) because Chapman possessed ten or more computer files containing a visual depiction involving sexual exploitation of a minor and by two levels under § 2G2.4(b)(5)(A) because the offense involved at least 10, but fewer than 150 images. Under United States v. Gonzalez, 445 F.3d 815, 818 (5th Cir. 2006), this double-counting was error, and the Government concedes that the error requires re-sentencing. We vacate the sentence but add that the court’s assessment of a life term of supervised release was consistent with the guidelines and reasonable under the circumstances.

SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED FOR RE-SENTENCING.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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