United States Third Circuit

Statutes convicting defendant of child pornography and sexual exploitation of children under 18 USC 2251(a) and 2252(a)(4)(B) are not unconstitutional, as applied to defendant, and Congress had authority to enact the statutes under the Commerce Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/09/2000
• Decided 02/06/2001
• Published 02/06/2001

Judges

• Before:  GREENBERG  and McKEE, Circuit Judges, and GARTH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shelly Stark, Federal Public Defender, W. Penn Hackney, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Karen Sirianni Gerlach (Argued), Asst. Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harry Litman, United States Attorney, Bonnie R. Schlueter, Asst. United States Attorney, Mary Beth Buchanan (Argued), Asst. United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Appellee.