Opinion ID: 1235169
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Heading: Offense Committed While On Supervised Release

Text: Similar to his previous argument, Starr argues that the evidence is insufficient to prove that he committed his offenses while on supervised release. The Guidelines require an additional 2 points if the defendant committed the instant offense while under any criminal justice sentence, including . . . supervised release. . . . U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1(d). The addition of the two points is required if the defendant committed any part of the instant offense (i.e., any relevant conduct) while under any criminal justice sentence. . . . § 4A1.1 cmt. n. 4. At sentencing, if the district court finds facts, it is required to do so by a preponderance of evidence. See United States v. Phillips, 506 F.3d 685, 688 (8th Cir.2007) (Because the sentencing guidelines are advisory under Booker, enhancements to the advisory guidelines may be based upon facts found by the sentencing court by a preponderance of the evidence). Here, the district court had sufficient evidence to find that Starr's relevant conduct started in the mid-1990s. Given this finding, it is also more likely than not that he possessed child pornography at times until his arrest in 2006. Part of this time he was on supervised release; [10] therefore, the district court was correct to add two points to Starr's criminal history under § 4A1.1(d).