United States v. Michael Fields

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we must decide whether the district court’s imposition of a condition of supervised release prohibiting the defendant from “residing or going to places where a minor or minors are known to frequent without prior approval of the probation officer” was plainly erroneous. We conclude it was not and AFFIRM.

I

In January 1990, Michael Fields was convicted in Wisconsin state court of second degree sexual assault of a child. 1 He was sentenced to five years in prison, but only served one year; the rest of his term was probated. Fields was required…