U.S. v. Tucker, 97-2767
Decision Date | 05 March 1998 |
Docket Number | No. 97-2767,97-2767 |
Citation | 136 F.3d 763 |
Parties | 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 1100 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Ray TUCKER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. Non-Argument Calendar. |
Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Eleventh Circuit |
Thomas S. Keith, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defender, Pensacola, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.
P. Michael Patterson, U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, FL, William Wagner and Nancy J. Hess, Assts. U.S. Attys.,, Gainesville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Before RONEY, KRAVITCH and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judges.
Bobby Ray Tucker appeals his sentence for transporting or shipping in interstate commerce material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1).
On appeal, Tucker contends that his sentence should be vacated and his case remanded for resentencing because the district court improperly assessed him a four-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(3) for intending to possess material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor depicting minors involved in sadistic, masochistic, or other violent acts.
A sentencing court's findings of fact are reviewed for clear error. United States v. Young, 115 F.3d 834, 836 (11th Cir.1997), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 118 S.Ct. 727, 139 L.Ed.2d 666 (1998). This Court reviews the application of the sentencing guidelines to the facts de novo. United States v. Williams, 51 F.3d 1004, 1011 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 900, 116 S.Ct. 258, 133 L.Ed.2d 182 (1995).
Upon review of the parties' briefs, sentencing transcript, PSI, and other relevant portions of the record, and consideration of the arguments of the parties, we find no reversible error.
Although this court has not specifically addressed enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(3), it has held that an enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(1) for possession of material involving a minor who is prepubescent or under the age of 12 requires the government to show that the defendant intended to receive such material. United States v. Cole, 61 F.3d 24, 24 (11th Cir.1995) (quoting United States v. Saylor, 959 F.2d 198, 200 (11th Cir.1992))).
The Fifth Circuit has found that enhancement under § 2G2.2(b)(3) has an intent requirement. In United States v. Kimbrough, 69 F.3d 723, 734 (5th Cir.1995), cert. denied, 517 U.S. 1157, 116 S.Ct. 1547, 134 L.Ed.2d 650 (1996), the court found that pictures of a minor female in bondage downloaded onto the defendant's computer were sufficient evidence to conclude that the defendant had intentionally ordered and possessed pornography that depicted sadistic or masochistic conduct. In United States v. Canada, 110 F.3d 260, 264 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 118 S.Ct. 195, 139 L.Ed.2d 133 (1997), the court found an enhancement under § 2G2.2(b)(3) was supported by evidence of sadistic material and active trading in child pornography...
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