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A SENTENCE TO STATUTORY MAX 30 YEARS - MORE THAN DOUBLE THE GUIDELINE RANGE AND DESPITE A 5K1.1 MOTION - AFFIRMED

By Candace Hom, Melinda Ghilardi, Nancy Rimmer, Sarah Gannett, Renee Pietropaolo and Tieffa Harper

In United States v. Larkin, No. 09-2619 (M.D.PA 12/10/10), the Court of Appeals affirmed Ms. Larkin?s sentence to the statutory maximum of 360 months imprisonment followed by a life term of supervised release.Ms. Larkin traded sexually-explicit photographs/videos of her minor children, B.L. and M.M., over the internet in exchange for money. She was subsequently charged with one count of production of a sexually explicit visual depiction of a minor, 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), amongst other counts. Larkin entered a guilty plea pursuant to a plea agreement to this count alone (the rest were dismissed). Pursuant to the plea agreement, the Government moved for a downward departure under § 5K1.1 for Ms. Larkin?s substantial assistance to law enforcement authorities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Third Circuit Blog on December 30, 2010 (boomark / email).