Whether an upward variance sentence nearly two years higher than recommended by the Sentencing Guidelines is greater than necessary to comply with the purposes of sentencing set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2) where the defendant was convicted of merely possessing child pornography and had no countable criminal history

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether an upward variance sentence nearly two years higher than recommended by the Sentencing Guidelines is greater than necessary to comply with the purposes of sentencing set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2) where the defendant was convicted of merely possessing child pornography and had no countable criminal history. -1 II.