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U.S. v. RIDNER

No. 06-5822.

512 F.3d 846 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scotty Reece RIDNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: John P. Chappell, London, Kentucky, for Appellant. Andrew Sparks, Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: John P. Chappell, London, Kentucky, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: MERRITT and CLAY, Circuit Judges; COX, District Judge.

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Scotty Ridner, appeals the district court's in limine ruling that denied him the opportunity to present a necessity defense at trial to charges of being a felon-in-possession of ammunition. As a result of the adverse ruling, Ridner entered into a conditional guilty plea, reserving his right to appeal the court's order precluding the necessity defense. We are constrained to hold that the district court...

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