Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Ruggiero
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 2015No. 13-14773PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ED CARNES, Chief Judge:
Louis Ruggiero pleaded guilty to producing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). As a condition of that plea, he reserved the right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment. On appeal, he contends that § 2251(a), both facially and as applied, is unconstitutional under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments because it does not require the government to prove that a defendant knew that his victim was a minor. Ruggiero’s minor premise (the statute does not require proof that the defendant knew the victim was underage) is…
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