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162696P.pdf 06/30/2017 United States v. Jeremy Kelley
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 16-2696
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
[PUBLISHED] [Smith, Author, with Gruender and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to support
defendant's conviction for possession of child pornography; the district
court did not abuse its discretion in permitting a law enforcement officer
to testify that defendant admitted to looking for and viewing adult
pornography, where the testimony was relevant to the crimes charged, was
non-explicit and did not unfairly prejudice defendant; the district court
did not err in imposing a $5,000 special assessment pursuant to the
provisions of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act despite
defendant's IFP status, as a determination of indigency in this context
should include both the defendant's current financial situation and his
ability to earn in the future, and the district court did not err, in
light of defendant's education and skills, in determining he would, at
some point, be able to pay the special assessment.