United States v. Lucero

Lawrence Lucero pled guilty to three counts of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. At sentencing, the district court increased Lucero's offense level by five based on section 2G2.2(b)(5) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines for having engaged in a pattern of activity involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor. Lucero triggered this increase by admitting to sexually touching two young nieces in the 1960s and 1970s. He was sentenced to 78 months in prison (the lower limit of his Guidelines range) followed by 15 years supervised release. Lucero appealed his sentence as both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. Finding no abuse of the district court's discretion, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the sentence. View "United States v. Lucero" on Justia Law