U.S. v. ARBAUGH

No. 18-4575.

951 F.3d 167 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Daniel ARBAUGH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 20, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Erin Margaret Trodden , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Harrisonburg, Virginia, for Appellant. Laura Day Rottenborn , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Frederick T. Heblich, Jr. , Interim Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Thomas T. Cullen , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge Agee wrote the opinion, in which Judge King and Judge Richardson joined.


James Daniel Arbaugh appeals the procedural and substantive reasonableness of his sentence for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in a foreign country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c) and (e). On review, we conclude the district court did not err in applying a 2-offense-level enhancement to the Guidelines...

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