A sentence of 22 months' immediate imprisonment for possession of 43 images of child pornography (including level 4 penetrative images) is within the sound sentencing range where the offender's background demonstrates the offending was not an uncharacteristic aberration and personal deterrence is required. The Oliver classification levels are of only marginal assistance to sentencing courts; judicial viewing of the actual material remains ordinarily necessary.
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