No. 24-5446
Jeremy Nicholas Mynes v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law definitional-element sexual-offense statutory-construction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2024-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) can be based on a definitional term 'lascivious' without depicting actual sexual conduct
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; ~.y. 18 U.S.C.) §2256(2)¢A)(v) “DEFINES THE TERM "LASCIVIOUS" . AS PART OF 18 U.S.C. §225l(a)'S "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT" ELEMENT AND IS A DEFINITION AND NOT AN ELEMENT ITSELF. THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED AND ; REOCCURRING CIRCUIT CONFLICT ON THE QUESTION OF: : WHETHER CONGRESS ALLOWS FOR A CONVICTION UNDER 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) THAT IS BASED ON: A DEFINITION AND NOT ON THE STATUTES ELEMENTS WHICH REQUIRE SEXUAL CONDUCT OF ANY KIND, AND.THE IMAGES DEPICT ABSOLUTLY NO SEXUAL OR SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE CONDUCT OF -ANY:KIND. ;
Docket Entries
2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-09-12
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2024)
Attorneys
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent