Legal Opinion

United States v. Robinson

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 2, 1998No. 97-1523PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

Defendant Gilbert A. Robinson appeals his conviction for possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of eighteen months to be followed by three years of supervised release. Robinson argues that his rights under the Due Process Clause were violated because he did not have fair notice that his possession of the pornographic materials at issue had become illegal, and he lacked actual knowledge of the jurisdictional element of the charged offense. He also asserts that § 2252(a)(4)(B) exceeds…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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  3. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Lanzetta v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. United States v. Charles R. DaurayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. MeadeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. RiccardiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. Ralph Wayne AngleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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