Moore v. State

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

We issued a writ of certiorari in this case to decide important issues concerning the coverage of two Maryland criminal statutes.

Maryland Code (2002), § 11-207 of the Criminal Law Article, entitled “Child pornography,” prohibits a person from, inter alia, using a computer, knowingly, to transmit, receive, etc., any information, statement, etc., “or minor’s name, telephone number, place of residence, physical characteristics, or other descriptive or identifying information for the purpose of engaging in ... sexual conduct of or with a minor.” See § 11— 207(a)(5).1 The first…