Legal Opinion
United States v. David Husmann
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 3, 2014No. 13-2688PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
David George Husmann placed various images of child pornography in a shared computer folder connected to a file sharing network. Based on that conduct, a jury convicted him of three counts of distributing child pornography. At trial, the government did not present evidence that any person had actually downloaded or obtained the materials that Husmann made available. The issue we address is whether the mere act of placing child pornography materials in a shared computer folder, available to other users of a file sharing network, constitutes…
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