No. 23-5960

Brandon Keith Wright v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: child-pornography constitutional-law constitutional-limits criminal-law criminal-sanctions due-process federal-prosecution interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-12-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the production or possession of child pornography itself caused such movement?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED L Whether 18 U.S.C. §2251 authorizes conviction upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines at an unspecified prior occasion, when there is no evidence that the production or possession of child pornography itself caused such movement? I. Whether Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution permits Congress to impose criminal sanctions for all conduct undertaken using materials that have moved in interstate commerce, however remotely, whether or not the criminal conduct caused such movement? i PARTIES Brandon Keith Wright is the petitioner; he was the defendant-appellant below. The United States of America is the respondent; it was the plaintiff-appellee below. lil

Docket Entries

2023-12-11
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 6, 2023)

Attorneys

Brandon Wright
Kevin Joel PageFederal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner
Kevin Joel PageFederal Public Defenders Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent