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Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: BRUCE W. GRAHAM Trueblood & Graham Lafayette, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana RICHARD C. WEBSTER Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
STEPHEN PUCKETT, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 79A02-0602-CR-154

APPEAL FROM THE TIPPECANOE SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Donald C. Johnson, Judge Cause No. 79D01-0502-FC-10

August 23, 2006 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SHARPNACK, Judge

Steven Puckett appeals his sentences for two counts of child exploitation as class C felonies. 1 Puckett raises two issues, which we restate as: I. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Puckett; and Whether Puckett's sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.

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We affirm. The relevant facts follow. On January 20, 2005, fifty-nine-year-old Puckett was communicating with an individual in a chat room. Although Puckett thought the

individual was an adult woman with a six-year-old child, the individual was actually a police officer. During the chat, Puckett asked the police officer if she engaged in sexual activity with her daughter, if she would take pictures of such activity, and if she would let Puckett engage in sexual activity with her daughter. Puckett sent the officer three pictures of nude females under the age of eighteen in sexually suggestive poses. The communication was traced back to Puckett's work computer at Purdue University. A search warrant of Puckett's work computer, home, and vehicle revealed numerous floppy disks and zip drives containing child pornography. The State charged Puckett with three counts of child exploitation as class C felonies, forty-five counts of possession of child

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