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083086P.pdf 08/31/2010 United States v. Samuel Acosta
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 08-3086
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Des Moines
[PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Wollman and Colloton, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. Evidence was sufficient
to support child pornography convictions; no error in imposing
enhancements for distribution, pattern of behavior involving exploitation
of a minor, use of a computer, possession of materials depicting children
under the age of 12 and number of images; district court did not err in
denying request for a downward variance.