United States v. Fernando E.
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee, No. 07-50293 v.
OPINION
FERNANDO ESPARZA,
Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted November 20, 2008—Pasadena, California
Filed January 20, 2009
Before: Susan P. Graber and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges, and David G. Trager,* District Judge.
Per Curiam Opinion
*The Honorable David G. Trager, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation. COUNSEL
James H. Locklin, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant.
Robert Charles Stacy, II, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Riverside, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.
OPINION
PER CURIAM:
Defendant Fernando Esparza posted child pornography online. The FBI executed a search warrant at his residence and discovered hundreds of such images. Defendant pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. §…