Opinion
No. 15-6122
10-31-2017
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray GIBSON, Defendant-Appellant.
ARGUED EN BANC: Dennis C. Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Finnuala K. Tessier, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF: Dennis C. Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Finnuala K. Tessier, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., John Patrick Grant, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.
ARGUED EN BANC: Dennis C. Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Finnuala K. Tessier, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF: Dennis C. Belli, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant. Finnuala K. Tessier, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., John Patrick Grant, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.
Before: COLE, Chief Judge; BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, CLAY, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, COOK, McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, WHITE, STRANCH, DONALD, and BUSH, Circuit Judges.
Judge Amul R. Thapar recused himself from participation in this ruling.
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ORDER
This case was heard by the en banc court on October 11, 2017. The en banc court is evenly divided; therefore, the sentence imposed by the district court is AFFIRMED. See Sch. Dist. of City of Pontiac v. Sec'y of U.S. Dep't of Educ. , 584 F.3d 253, 256 (6th Cir. 2009) (en banc); Stupak-Thrall v. United States , 89 F.3d 1269, 1269 (6th Cir. 1996) (en banc).
IT IS SO ORDERED.