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his granddaughters
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| Date | Event Type | Description | Location | Actions |
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| 2011-01-01 | Legal case | The Eighth Circuit court case, United States v. Coutentos, 651 F.3d 809 (8th Cir. 2011), where th... | Eighth Circuit | View |
| 2011-01-01 | Legal proceeding | A jury found the defendant Coutentos guilty on two counts: sexual exploitation to produce child p... | 8th Cir. | View |
| 2011-01-01 | Legal ruling | The Eighth Circuit vacated the possession conviction of Coutentos, ruling that possession of chil... | 8th Cir. | View |
This legal document, a page from a court filing, discusses the legal distinction between the crimes of producing and possessing child pornography. It analyzes the case of U.S. v. Coutentos, where the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a possession conviction, even though it stemmed from the defendant's own production involving the abuse of his granddaughters. The court reasoned that the offense of possession, when considered abstractly, does not inherently involve the sexual abuse of a child within the specific meaning of statute § 3283.
This page is from a legal brief (Case 22-1426) filed on Feb 28, 2023. It argues primarily against the retroactive application of the PROTECT Act (specifically 18 U.S.C. § 3283 regarding the statute of limitations for child abuse). The text cites legal precedents (Diehl, Coutentos) to argue that the District Court erred in its interpretation of the statute's retroactivity concerning the April 2003 amendment.
This legal document, part of a court filing, analyzes the precedent set by the Eighth Circuit in United States v. Coutentos. The analysis distinguishes between the offenses of 'production' and 'possession' of child pornography, arguing that only the former inherently involves sexual abuse as an element and is thus subject to § 3283. The document asserts that courts must look to the elements of an offense, not the specific facts of a case, to determine if charges are time-barred.
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