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United States v. James Lowe

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 28, 2015No. 14-5615PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COOK, Circuit Judge.

James Paul Lowe appeals his conviction for knowingly receiving, distributing, and possessing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a). He concedes that a laptop computer found in his home contained "hundreds of image and video files depicting child pornography but maintains that no rational juror could find beyond a reasonable doubt that he knew about those files or placed them there. We agree and REVERSE Lowe’s conviction.

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Between March and August 2011, a user downloaded child pornography to a laptop found in the home James Lowe shared with his wife,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. Wilbourne A. Kelley III (05-1435) Barbara Kelley (05-1361)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Sherry WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. KochCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. United States v. Atrel Howard, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Bruce NiggemannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Sirshun BurrisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. PothierCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019

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