Opinion ID: 167030
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Text: Appellant Clifton Tidwell pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma sentenced him to twenty-seven months’ imprisonment, based in part on a two-level enhancement for possession of material involving a prepubescent minor or a minor under the age of twelve years and a two-level enhancement for possession of at least ten images, but fewer than 150 images. Tidwell objected to the facts contained in the Presentence Investigation Report (“PSR”) that were used to support the enhancements. The district court overruled the objection and relied solely on the facts stated in the PSR in applying the enhancement for the age of the children depicted in the images. Tidwell appealed. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a). Because the district court failed to find the facts necessary to support the enhancement regarding the children’s ages by a preponderance of the evidence when those facts were contested by Tidwell, we reverse and remand for resentencing.