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United States v. Kopstein

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 21, 2014No. Docket No. 13-417-crPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge LIVINGSTON dissents in a separate opinion.

DENNIS JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

Scott D. Kopstein was convicted by a jury, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Sey-bert, /.), of transporting and shipping child pornography to a federal agent posing as a twelve-year-old girl during an electronic conversation in a “chat room.” Kopstein did not deny that he possessed the images, but argued that he was entrapped into transporting and shipping them when the agent threatened to terminate the conversation (and Kopstein’s sexual excitement) if Kopstein did not comply…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. United States v. Al-MoayadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. CoppolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. Abdul Majid Bala, Also Known as Sealed 2, Kantilal Patel, Also Known as Sealed 1Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. George Lefkowitz, Joseph P. Dryja, Richard EmondCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. McGinnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. DaugerdasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. Rutigliano, Lesniewski, BaranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
  4. Izaak Walton League of America, Inc. v. KimbellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Perez-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021

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