United States v. Jepsen

MARK W. BENNETT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION...973

A. The Alleged Prior Conviction...973

B. The Current Proceedings...974

C. Arguments Of The Parties...974

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS...976

A. Applicable Standards...976

B. Discussion...976

1. Prior to what?...976

2. When was the "conviction" incurred?...977

a. Eighth Circuit interpretations of § 2252(b)(2) and § 2252A(b)(2)...977

b. Other principles of interpretation...980

3. Application of the interpretation...984

III. CONCLUSION...985

This motion raises the surprisingly rarely litigated question of whether and when a seeming prior…