Legal Opinion
United States v. Riley Lively
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2017No. 15-1671PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J., joined by Sutton, J.,
DONALD, J. (pg. 25), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and in the judgment.
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Title 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) is a statute with two parts. It criminalizes (1) sexually exploiting a minor “for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of’ that sexual exploitation (2) if, among other things, “that visual depiction was produced or transmitted using materials that have” a nexus to interstate or foreign commerce.
In this case, there is no question that the government has satisfied the first part of § 2251(a). In April 2009, Riley Lively sexually…
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