United States v. Graham-Wright, No. 12-1660 (6th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseDefendant had his girlfriend’s six-year-old sister pose nude in photographs and videos and touched the child’s genitalia. The girl’s parents alerted the police. Defendant confessed; police found sexually explicit pictures and videos of the girl on his cell phone and computer. Defense counsel sought (18 U.S.C. 4241) a government-paid examination regarding competency and cognitive function, asking that the results be provided only to him. Section 4241 allows either party to request a competency hearing, but requires the results to be filed with the court with copies provided to counsel. The district court granted an examination, but denied his request that only he receive the results. Staff informed defendant that the results would not be confidential. He conferred with his lawyer and went forward with the examination. The psychiatrist found him competent to stand trial but diagnosed him with pedophilia. Defendant pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, 18 U.S.C. 2251(a) and (e). He objected to inclusion of the psychiatric examination in his pre-sentence report, particularly the pedophilia diagnosis and that he fantasized about having sex with children. The guidelines range was 360 months to life. The district court sentenced him to 360 months, denying a requested downward variance. The Sixth Circuit affirmed.
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