United States v. Ehle

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ehle was charged with one count of “knowingly receiving” child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) and (b)(1), and one count of “knowingly possessing” the same child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). Following a guilty plea to both crimes, he was sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment. Because the offense of knowingly receiving child pornography includes all of the elements of the lesser-included offense of possessing the same child pornography, and because Congress did not explicitly require…