U.S. v. LAYTON

No. 07-4763.

564 F.3d 330 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry LAYTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Thomas Norman Cochran, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellant. Michael A. DeFranco, Office of the United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Anna Mills Wagoner, United States Attorney, Greensboro, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SMITH wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge AGEE joined.


OPINION

SMITH, District Judge:

For possession of child pornography, defendant Terry Layton ("Layton") received a sentence of ninety-seven months, the lowest term of imprisonment recommended by the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or "Guidelines"). Layton argues that the district court improperly applied various sentencing enhancements, including an enhancement for distribution of child pornography, and imposed an unreasonable sentence. For...

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