Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph E. Goodwin
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1988No. 88-5011PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Ralph Goodwin appeals his child pornography conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). 1 He challenges the anticipatory search warrant that allowed postal inspectors to seize the pornographic material almost contemporaneously with its delivery. He also asserts that the government’s conduct leading to his arrest was so outrageous as to violate his due process rights. Finding no merit in these claims, we affirm the conviction below, 674 F.Supp. 1211.
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Goodwin’s prosecution arose out of the National Child Pornography Reverse Sting Project known as “Operation Looking Glass.”…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. William Christopher Twigg, Iii, United States of America v. Henry Alfred NevilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Robert S. HaleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- People v. GlenNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- United States Ex Rel. Harley J. Beal, Relator-Appellant v. Michael Skaff, Warden, Wisconsin State ReformatoryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- United States v. Steven RicciardelliCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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