No. 24-6185
Warren Siepman v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: child-pornography criminal-statute digital-evidence federal-law peer-to-peer-networks transportation-of-illicit-material
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2025-01-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a conviction for transportation of child pornography requires proof of actual download or merely making material available through peer-to-peer networks
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a conviction for transportation of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1), based on a defendant’s use of a peer-to-peer program, requires another person to have downloaded the illicit material or whether the government need only show that the defendant made the material available to be downloaded by another computer? i
Docket Entries
2025-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
2025-01-07
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-01-07
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-10-09
Attorneys
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. Harris — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Warren Siepman
Adam Jordan Sheppard — Sheppard Law Firm, P.C., Petitioner
Adam Jordan Sheppard — Sheppard Law Firm, P.C., Petitioner