Legal Opinion
United States v. Sealed
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2008No. 07-60477PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, “Sealed Appellant,” pleaded guilty of using a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of creating visual depictions, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), 1 and possessing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). 2 On appeal, he argues that § 2251(a) exceeds Congress’s Commerce Clause authority and that the district court erred in failing to suppress evidence from an unlawful search, thus calling into question the applicability of § 2252A(a)(5)(B).
The defendant, however, did not reserve any right to appeal the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Alikhani v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Raul Javier Stevens Alejandro StevensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. John T. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. James Clayton BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Jeffrey Riddle (99-3405) Lavance Turnage (99-3406) Bernard Altshuler (99-3439)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. De VaughnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. KleinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. David DiehlCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- United States v. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
- United States v. Patrick John Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
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