Defendant's child pornography sentence is affirmed where: 1) defendant's enhanced sentence was a clear example of a "variance" from, and not a "departure" within, the Sentencing Guidelines scheme; and 2) the district court properly considered a wide variety of information at sentencing that could not otherwise be considered at trial.
Read US v. Vanderwerfhorst, No. 07-30336
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted January 23, 2009
Filed August 6, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Tallman
Counsel
For Appellant:
Paula Semmes Deutsch, Federal Public Defender's Office, Seattle, WA
Corey Endo, Federal Public Defender's Office, Seattle, WA
For Appellee:
Vincent T. Lombardi, Office of the United States Attorney, Seattle, WA
