No. 24-5419

Jonathan Fitzpatrick Koen v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-08-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: child-pornography commerce-clause congressional-power federal-prosecution interstate-commerce statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2251 exceeds Congressional commerce authority in authorizing conviction based only upon proof that materials used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines on an unspecified prior occasion

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2251 exceeds Congressional commerce authority in authorizing conviction based only upon proof that materials — such as a cell phone — used to produce child pornography once crossed state lines on an unspecified prior occasion. i

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-09-05
Waiver of United States of America of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2024-08-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2024)

Attorneys

Jonathan Koen
Christy Posnett MartinFederal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
Christy Posnett MartinFederal Public Defender-Northern District of Texas, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent