Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2011No. 10-2350PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Scott Johnson guilty of eight counts of attempted sexual exploitation of children, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251, after he secretly videotaped minor girls weighing themselves in the nude. Following the jury verdict, Johnson filed a motion for judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict. The district court granted the motion for acquittal, finding that the videos were not lascivious because they depicted “mere nudity.” The district court also conditionally denied Johnson’s motion for a new trial. The Government appeals, and we reverse.
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