No. 24-5446

Jeremy Nicholas Mynes v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-09-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split criminal-law definitional-element sexual-offense statutory-construction statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-10-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

18 U.S.C. § 2256(2) (A)(v) DEFINES THE TERM "LASCIVIOUS"
AS PART OF 18 U.S.C.
CONDUCT" ELEMENT AND IS A DEFINITION AND NOT.AN
ELEMENT ITSELF. THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED AND
REOCCURRING CIRCUIT CONFLICT ON THE QUESTION OF:
WHETHER CONGRESS ALLOWS FOR A CONVICTION UNDER 18
U.S.C. §2251( a) THAT IS BASED ON:A DEFINITION AND NOT
ON THE STATUTES ELEMENTS WHICH REQUIRE SEXUAL CONDUCT
OF ANY KIND, AND.THE IMAGES DEPICT ABSOLUTLY NO SEXUAL
OR SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE CONDUCT OF ANY:KIND.. 1 .
§2251 (a)'S "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a conviction under 18 U.S.C. §2251(a) can be based on a definitional term 'lascivious' without depicting actual sexual conduct

Docket Entries

2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-09-12
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 4, 2024)

Attorneys

Jeremy N. Mynes
Jeremy Nicholas Mynes — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent