Legal Opinion
United States v. Sewell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2008No. 07-1991PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Walter E. Sewell was charged, inter alia, with publishing or causing to be published a notice that offered to distribute child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(d)(1)(A). Sewell filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state an offense. The district court 1 denied the motion, and Sewell appeals. We affirm.
I. Background
Sewell admits that he acquired and distributed child pornography using a peer-to-peer file-sharing program called Kazaa. Kazaa is a computer program that connects a computer to other computers on which the Kazaa program is also running. Kazaa’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. ShafferCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Gerald FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Larry G. RoweCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Walter E. SewellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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