Date: 11-08-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Dilesh Sharma

Case Number: 2:17-CR-55

Judge: Troy L. Nunley

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Sacramento County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Sacramento

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Sacramento, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using a computer to commit a child pornography offense.

Dilesh Sharma pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of a minor for sexual purposes, 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b),
distribution of child pornography, id. § 2252(a)(2), and receipt of child pornography, id. The district court
determined Sharma’s guideline calculation by starting with the prescribed base offense level for each crime. See U.S.
Sentencing Guidelines Manual (“U.S.S.G.”) §§ 2G1.3(A)(3), 2G2.2(a)(2) (U.S. Sent’g Comm’n 2023).

The court made upward adjustments, or enhancements, to the base offense level depending on specific
characteristics of the offense conduct. Calculating the guideline range for the child pornography offenses, the
court imposed a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(6) 2 because Defendant used a computer, and a three- level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(7)3 because he possessed at least 150 images. Without more, these
enhancements could increase a hypothetical defendant’s guideline sentence up to three years.

Outcome: Affirmed on appeal.

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