United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's child pornography conviction is affirmed where: 1) defendant's own testimony supplied the allegedly "missing" element of whether he actually photographed one victim; 2) the district court's preclusion of a reasonable-mistake-of-age defense did not violate defendant's right to due process; and 3) sufficient evidence existed from which a jury could find that defendant produced child pornography with materials that had traveled in interstate commerce.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2009
• Published 12/29/2009

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, ARNOLD, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Julie L. Brothers, argued, Daniel Allan Juengel, on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Caroline Costantin, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.