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  • June 4, 2019
    decided Decision issued in United States v. Dean Doutt

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Opinion By Amul Roger Thapar June 4, 2019

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Dean Doutt pled guilty to receiving child pornography. The district court enhanced his sentence because it found that he had engaged in a "pattern of activity involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of a minor." U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2G2.2(b)(5) (U.S. Sentencing Comm'n 2016). But the district court used the wrong legal standard when it applied thi…

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