United States v. Osborn , 35 F. App'x 61 ( 2002 )


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  •                          UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,              
    Plaintiff-Appellee,
    v.                              No. 01-4785
    ALAN DENNIS OSBORN,
    Defendant-Appellant.
    
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Middle District of North Carolina, at Durham.
    James A. Beaty, Jr., District Judge.
    (CR-01-135)
    Submitted: April 16, 2002
    Decided: May 7, 2002
    Before WIDENER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    COUNSEL
    J. Clark Fischer, RANDOLPH & FISCHER, Winston-Salem, North
    Carolina, for Appellant. Anna Mills Wagoner, United States Attorney,
    L. Patrick Auld, Assistant United States Attorney, Greensboro, North
    Carolina, for Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
    Local Rule 36(c).
    2                     UNITED STATES v. OSBORN
    OPINION
    PER CURIAM:
    Alan Dennis Osborn appeals his sentence to eighty-four months in
    prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to
    a charge by information of knowingly transporting and shipping in
    interstate commerce child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C.A.
    § 2252A(a)(1) (West 2000). First, Osborn argues the district court
    erred when it applied a five-level enhancement under U.S. Sentencing
    Guidelines Manual § 2G2.2(b)(2)(B) (2000) for distribution of child
    pornography for the receipt, or expectation of receipt, of a thing of
    value. We review the district court’s legal interpretations of the sen-
    tencing guidelines de novo and the underlying factual determinations
    for clear error. United States v. Williams, 
    253 F.3d 789
    , 791-92 (4th
    Cir. 2001). We have reviewed the district court’s ruling and conclude
    the evidence was sufficient to conclude Osborn traded child porno-
    graphic material over the Internet within the meaning of the sentenc-
    ing enhancement.
    Second, Osborn argues the district court erred when it applied a
    four-level enhancement under § 2G2.2(b)(3) because the offense
    involved material portraying sadistic or masochistic conduct or other
    depictions of violence. Based on the depictions of young children
    being penetrated by adults and foreign objects, we conclude the
    enhancement was applicable. See United States v. Parker, 
    267 F.3d 839
    , 847 (8th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 
    70 U.S.L.W. 3641
     (U.S. Apr.
    15, 2002); United States v. Lyckman, 
    235 F.3d 234
    , 239 (5th Cir.
    2000), cert. denied, 
    532 U.S. 986
     (2001); United States v. Garrett,
    
    190 F.3d 1220
    , 1224 (11th Cir. 1999); United States v. Delmarle, 
    99 F.3d 80
    , 83 (2d Cir. 1996).
    Accordingly, we affirm Osborn’s conviction and sentence. We dis-
    pense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
    adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
    would not aid the decisional process.
    AFFIRMED
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 01-4785

Citation Numbers: 35 F. App'x 61

Judges: Widener, King, Gregory

Filed Date: 5/7/2002

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/5/2024