No. 19-6940

Kevin James Petroske v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-12-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-2251 8th-circuit child-pornography circuit-split criminal-intent due-process minor-protection production-of-child-pornography sexual-conduct sexually-explicit-conduct statutory-interpretation video-voyeurism
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether mere video voyeurism can constitute intending a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction under 18 U.S.C. Section 2251(a)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether mere video voyeurism — surreptitious videoing of unaware subjects without any posing or manipulation of the video images — of the innocent conduct of minor females not engaged in or anticipated to engage in sexual or sexually suggestive conduct can constitute intending a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct as required for conviction of the production or attempted production of child pornography under U.S.C. Section 2251(a), an important question on which the Eighth Circuit decision in this case is in conflict with the decision of another United States court of appeals. i

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2020)

Attorneys

Kevin Petroske
Craig Somo HunterNorthland Law, Petitioner
Craig Somo HunterNorthland Law, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent