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ae l M ar i sc al appeal s hi s c on vi ct i on and cum ul at i ve 10 0 yea r se nt ence for s even chi l d p orno graphy coun t s i n v i ol at i on of 18 U . S . C . § 2 25 1(a) , 2 2 6 0 ( a ) , 2 2 5 1 ( c ) ( 1 ) ( A ) , 2 2 5 1 ( d ) , 2 2 5 2 A ( a ) ( 1 ) , 2 2 5 2 A ( b ) ( 1 ) , a n d 2 2 5 2 A ( a ) ( 4 ) ( B ) . O n ap p e a l, M a r is c a l a r g u e s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u r t e rr e d in d e n y in g h is m o tio n to supp re ss evi dence and i n sent enci ng hi m beyond hi s bas e gui del i ne offens e bas ed o n th e g o v e rn m e n t’s r e q u e s t f o ru p w a r d s d e p a r tu r e s . In re gard t o h i s m ot i on t o sup pres s, M ar i sc al ar gu es thatthe P ost al Inspec t ors w ho ob t ai ned t he se ar ch w arranti n thi s c as e l ac ked t he st atut ory autho ri ty f

or a w arrantbecause 18 U . S . C . § 3 06 1 l i m i t s the autho ri ty of P ost al 1 i ns pe c t or s t o s e r ve w a rr a nt s onl y t o i nve s t i ga t i ons pe r t a i ni ng t o the “ us e of the m a ils ” a n d d o e s n o t ap p ly to F e d e r a l E x p r e s s p a c k a g e s . W e a f f ir m b e c a u s e th e r e is no que s t i on tha tthe r e e xi s t e d s uf f i c i e nte vi de nc e tha tM a r i s c a l w a s us i ng both the3

U .S . m a il a s w e ll a s p r iv a te c a rr ie r s to tr a n s m it c h ild p o rn o g r ap h y . W ith r e g a r d to h is s e n te n c e , M a r is c a l a r g u e s th a t th e d is tr ic t ju d g e e rr e d in s e n te n c in g h im b e y o n d h is b a s e g u id e lin e o f f e n s e . B e c a u s e M a r is c a l p r e s e r v e d h is B l a ke l y / B ooke rc l a i m a ts e nt e nc i ng, w e r e vi e w f orha r m l e s s e rr or . U ni t e d S t a t e s v. P e tho, 409 F . 3d 1277, 1279 ( 11th C i r . 2005) . A s w e ha ve pr e vi ous l y s t a t e d, “n o n - c o n s titu tio n a l e rr o ris h a r m le s s if , v ie w in g th e p r o c e e d in g s in th e ire n tir e ty , a c our tde t e r m i ne s tha tthe e rr ordi d nota f f e c tthe [ s e nt e nc e ] , ‘ orha d butve ry s l i ght e f f e c t . ’ ” U ni t e d S t a t e s v. M a the ni a , 409 F . 3d 1289, 1292 ( 11th C i r . 2005) ( c i t a t i on o m itte d ) . H er e, the se nt enci ng j ud ge anno un ce d an i dent i ca l al t ernat i ve se nt ence as fol l ow s: “ [i ] n the eventthatm y r el i ance on the S ent enci ng G ui del i nes w as e rr o n e o u s , th e n a s a s e c o n d a l t e rn a t e s e n t e n c e t o b e i n c l u d e d i n th e r e c o r d , my s e nt e nc e a s t o e a c h of

the s e c ount s , C ount s I thr ough V I I , w oul d ha ve be e n the st atut ory m axi m um . ” C on se qu ent l y, w e f i nd any e rr or i n sent enci ng t o h ave been ha r m l e s s . S e e P e tho, 409 F . 3d a t1280 ( f i ndi ng ha r m l e s s e rr ori n s e nt e nc e of 37 m o n th s w h e n ju d g e n o te d th a t “th e s e n te n c e I 'm g o in g to im p o s e o f 3 7 m o n th s is the sa m e s ent ence thatI w ou l d i m po se i f B l akel y w er e app l i ed t o the F eder al S e n te n c in g G u id e lin e s s o th a t th e g u id e lin e s w e r e n o n - b in d in g ” ) . AF F I RME D.