United States Seventh Circuit

Conviction for possession and receipt of child pornography is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) the district court should have suppressed evidence seized from his home since the search warrant lacked probable cause because it was issued on the basis of illegally obtained evidence; and 2) the district court should have required the government to prove his "intent to traffic" in connection with the nine counts of receiving child pornography since he alleged that the statute was unconstitutional without proof of that element.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/03/2006
• Decided 05/16/2007
• Published 05/16/2007

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Markus Funk, Monika Bickert (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Thomas A. Durkin (argued), Mariah E. Moran, Durkin & Roberts, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.