· 7/31/2018
United States v. Chhay Lim
Citations
- 897 F.3d 673
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “many of our sister circuits have affirmed child pornography convictions based on circumstantial evidence of the defendant’s history and involvement with child pornography”
- distinguishing transportation, which does not require conveyance to another person, from distribution
- stating a conviction is upheld if a rational trier of fact could have found an element met beyond a reasonable doubt when the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution
- “[W]hen a third party provides the police with evidence that she obtained in the course of her own search, the police need not stop her or avert their eyes.” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)
- “[Transportation] does not require conveyance to another person.”
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Judges: Smith, Wiener, Willett
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