United States First Circuit
US v. Encarnacion-Ruiz, 12-2030
Conviction for one count of aiding and abetting the production of child pornography is vacated where the US Supreme Court's decision in Rosemond v. US, 134 S. Ct. 1240 (2014), requires the government in a prosecution for aiding and abetting a violation of 18 U.S.C. section 2251(a) to prove the aider and abettor's knowledge that the victim was a minor.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/28/2015
- Published 05/28/2015
Judges
- LIPEZ
Court
- United States First Circuit