U.S. v. Greene

Dist. Ct. did not commit procedural error in sentencing defendant to lifetime term of supervised release as part of his sentence on charge of distribution of child pornography, even though defendant claimed that lifetime term of supervised release violated parsimony provision of sentencing statute, which requires that sentence be sufficient, but not greater than necessary. Dist. Ct. expressed belief that lifetime term of supervised release was necessary to accomplish goals of sentencing, and Dist. Ct. could properly impose said term, where record showed that there was possibility that defendant would re-offend because he had done so in past, and that defendant would need help at rehabilitation even at advanced age. Dist. Ct.’s observation that 10 to 15-year term of supervised release was equivalent to lifetime term did not require different result, since  Dist. Ct. did not imply that shorter term of supervised release would accomplish sentencing goals.