Opinion ID: 765659
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The Sentencing Determinations

Text: 5 At the sentencing hearing, the district court focused on a particular image in one of the graphic files. It depicts two nude adult males and a nude prepubescent male standing over a female child lying on a bed; they are urinating on her face and she is grimacing. 3 The court determined that the image warranted a four-level enhancement under sec. 2G2.2(b)(3) because it depicts sadistic and masochistic conduct. The court also concluded that such conduct, in the alternative, merited an upward departure under U.S.S.G. sec. 5K2.0. In its review of Mr. Turchen's criminal history category, the court also determined that the defendant's criminal history was not adequately represented by Category II. The court believed that Mr. Turchen should be held accountable for a prior adjudication of not guilty by reason of mental defect that had not been assessed in his criminal history points. Therefore it imposed an upward departure to take into account this criminal behavior under U.S.S.G. sec.sec. 4A1.3 and 5K2.0. Mr. Turchen appeals those two increases. II