United States v. David P. Gnirke

OPINION

CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:

This case presents a potential conflict between the statutory purposes of supervised release and a defendant’s First Amendment rights. David Gnirke appeals a special condition of supervised release prohibiting him from possessing depictions of “sexually explicit conduct” involving children or adults and from patronizing any place where such depictions are available. The record in this case supports the district court’s conclusion that the condition is generally necessary to achieve the goals of supervised release under 18 U.S.C. § 3583, but it does not support…