No. 24-6128

Jonathan High v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split criminal-statute minor-protection sexually-explicit-conduct statutory-interpretation video-evidence
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment Patent
Latest Conference: 2025-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant can be convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2251 for a video showing a minor engaging in innocuous conduct without editing the video to create a lascivious exhibition

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Court should resolve the following question for which there is a clear circuit split: can a defendant be convicted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2251 if the video that is the basis for the charge merely shows a minor engaging in innocuous conduct — such as going to the bathroom — and the defendant does not “edit” the video to create a “lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area” of the minor depicted in the video? il B. PARTIES INVOLVED The parties involved are identified in the style of the case. iii

Docket Entries

2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2024-12-31
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-12-31
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2025)
2024-10-16
Application (24A257) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 6, 2024.
2024-10-10
Application (24A257) to extend further the time from November 6, 2024 to December 6, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2024-09-12
Application (24A257) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 6, 2024.
2024-09-10
Application (24A257) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2024 to November 6, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Jonathan High
Michael Robert UffermanMichael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent