Thompson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-2288 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 3:19-cr-05000-

BHS-

v.

LAMAR ALLEN THOMPSON, OPINION

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Benjamin H. Settle, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted October 21, 2024 Portland, Oregon

Filed February 10, 2025

Before: David F. Hamilton, * Lawrence VanDyke, and Holly A. Thomas, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge VanDyke

* The Honorable David F. Hamilton, United States Circuit Judge for the Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, sitting by designation. SUMMARY **

Criminal Law

The panel affirmed a sentence imposed for Lamar Allen Thompson’s convictions for production and possession of child pornography. An individual convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) for production of child pornography is subject to a mandatory term of imprisonment of at least 15 years. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2251(e), that mandatory term is increased to at least 25 years if that individual “has one prior conviction ... under…