Legal Opinion
United States v. McNealy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 2010No. 09-60521PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Joseph McNealy appeals his conviction for possession and receipt of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), (a)(4)(B). He raises a number of issues, including whether the Speedy Trial Act was violated, the pornographic depictions of children were properly authenticated as images of actual children, and the destruction of his computer’s hard drives was in bad faith. We affirm.
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A nationwide investigation of commercial child-pornography websites revealed evidence that Joseph McNealy had purchased memberships to a number of such sites. Federal agents…
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