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o rn ia B efo re: B . F L E T C H E R , B E R Z O N , an d C A L L A H A N , C i rcu i tJu d g es. R u m a ld o G a r z ac h a lle n g e s h is tw e lv e - y e a rs e n te n c e f o llo w in g h is conv i ct i on for r ec ei vi ng chi l d p orno graphy. W e a ff i rm hi s s ent ence . 1. B e c a u s e G a r z ad id n o t c h a lle n g e th e e n h a n c e m e n ts f o rm a te r ia ls po rtra yi ng sa di st i c or m as ochi st i c c on du ctand for usi ng a c om pu t eri n the di stri ct 

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c o u r t, h is c h a lle n g e is r e v ie w e d u n d e rth e p la in e rr o rs ta n d a r d . See U ni ted Stat es v. A u tery , 55 5 F . 3d 86 4, 87 3 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). F i rs t , U . S . S . G . § 2 G 2. 2 (b)(4) provi des f o raf o u r - le v e l e n h a n c e m e n t f o rm a te r ia ls p o r tr a y in g s a d is tic o rm a s o c h is tic c onduc t . T he of

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18 U . S . C . § 2252A ( a ) ( 2) ( A ) , c ove r s m a t e r i a l s tha ta r e not nece ss ar i l y s adi st i c or m as ochi st i c. T he re cord show s thatsom e of the i m ages r e c e iv e d b y G a r z ap o r tr a y e d s a d is tic o rm a s o c h is tic c o n d u c t. See U ni ted Stat es v. R earden , 349 F . 3d 608, 615- 16 ( 9th C i r . 2003) . S e c ond, U . S . S . G . § 2G 2. 2( b) ( 6) p r o v id e s f

o ratw o - le v e l e n h a n c e m e n t f o ru s e o f ac o m p u te r . G a r z an o t o n ly r e c e iv e d c h ild p o rn o g r ap h y o n h is c o m p u te r , h e u s e d it to s e n d p o rn o g r ap h y to m in o rg ir ls . G a r z ah a s n o t s h o w n th a t th e ap p lic a tio n o f th e tw o e n h a n c e m e n ts w as pl ai n err or. 2 . G a r z aha s nots how n tha tthe di s tr i c tc our tf a i l e d t o pr ope r l y c ons i de rthe f a c to r s s e t f

o r th in 1 8 U .S .C . § 3 5 5 3 ( a ) . A s e n te n c in g ju d g e n e e d o n ly “s e t f o r th e n o u g h to s a tis f

y th e ap p e lla te c o u r t th a t h e h a s c o n s id e r e d th e p a r tie s ’ a r g u m e n ts and h as a r ea soned b as i s f or exerc i si ng hi s ow n l egal deci si on m aki ng autho ri ty. ” R i ta v. U ni ted Stat es , 55 1 U . S . 33 8, 35 6 (20 07 ). T h e s e n t e n c i n g h e a r i n g s h o ws tha tthe di s tr i c tc our tc a r e f ul l y c ons i de r e d G a r z a ’ s a r gum e nt s a s w e l l a s the P r oba t i on O f

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th e m a x im u m s e n te n c e in th e P r e - S e n te n c e R e p o r t a r g u ab ly exce eded the 24 0-m on th st atut ory m axi m um se nt ence for the un derl yi ng cr i m e, G ar zaw as se nt ence d t o o nl y 144 m on ths of i ncar ce ra t i on . T he N i nth C i rc ui thas

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ya , 24 7 F . 3d 92 9, 94 2 (9th C i r. 20 01 ). 4. G a r z a ’ s pl e aw a s noti m pr ope r l y i nduc e d by am e a ni ngl e s s pr om i s e not t o p rose cut e. T he G ov ernm entcoul d h ave prosec ut ed G ar zafor the un char ged c r i m e of e nt i c i ng am i nora nd f

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o rm a tio n w ith o u t v io la tin g th e d o u b le je o p a r d y c la u s e . See general l y U ni ted Stat es v. Scha l es , 54 6 F . 3d 96 5, 97 7-98 0 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). 5 . T he P l e aA gr e e m e ntdi d notba rthe G ove rnm e ntf r om de f e ndi ng the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s s e nt e nc e on appe a l . T he P l e aA gr e e m e ntr e c ogni z e d tha tthe di stri ctcourtw as no tob l i gat ed t o ado ptthe agree d u po n fi ve-y ea r s ent ence , and as a gr e e d t o i n the P l e aA gr e e m e nt , the U . S . A tt orne y ur ge d the di s tr i c tc our tt o a dopt the a gr e e d- upon s e nt e nc e . B utthe P l e aA gr e e m e nta l s o s t a t e d tha tboth G a r z aa nd th e G o v er n m en t w o u ldb e f re e to ar g u e o n ap p ea l th at th e d istrict co u rt’s4

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