United States v. Michael Schnittker

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge WYNN joined.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the application of the Double Jeopardy Clause when a criminal defendant pleads guilty to one crime in an indictment and elects to go to trial on the other. Appellant Michael Schnittker appeals his conviction for receipt of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). Schnittker argues that his prosecution and conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) should have been barred by the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause because…