Legal Opinion
United States v. Acheson
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 12, 1999No. 98-3559PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STORY, District Judge:
In this case we consider the constitutionality of the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 (CPPA). Defendant Acheson pled guilty to violating the Act; now he challenges his conviction asserting the CPPA is unconstitutionally vague, over-broad, and generally violates the First Amendment. The district court concluded the CPPA is constitutional. We agree and affirm Defendant’s conviction as we hold the CPPA puts a reasonable person on notice of what conduct it prohibits, is not substantially overbroad, and does not run afoul of the First Amendment.
I. Background
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