No. 19-2042 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Jerris M. Blanks

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis ____________

Submitted: December 17, 2020 Filed: February 1, 2021 ____________ Before SMITH, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. ____________ WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jerris Blanks was convicted of three counts related to the receipt and possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2), (a)(5)(B), (b)(1), and (b)(2) and was sentenced to 130 months’ imprisonment. Blanks argues that the district court1 abused its discretion in denying him leave to