United States v. Pires

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, which follows a conviction for attempted receipt and possession of child pornography, defendant-appellant Johnny Pires claims (i) insufficiency of evidence; (ii) error in the exclusion of proffered expert testimony; (iii) prosecutorial misconduct; and (iv) multiplicity of charges.

After careful consideration, we find none of these claims persuasive and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

On March 19, 2008, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Massachusetts returned an indictment that charged the appellant with two…