U.S. v. KENNEDY

No. 05-6586.

499 F.3d 547 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ritchie G. KENNEDY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mary Ellen Coleman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant. Caryn L. Hebets, United States Attorney, Johnson City, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Nikki C. Pierce, Federal Defender Services, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Guy W. Blackwell, United States Attorney, Greeneville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: GIBBONS and COOK, Circuit Judges; and CLELAND, District Judge.


OPINION

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Ritchie G. Kennedy, who pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A, now appeals his 87-month sentence and life term of supervised release. Kennedy asserts that the district court violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by drawing a negative inference from his refusal to complete a psychosexual examination prior to sentencing, and he urges that his life term of...

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