No. 25-7213
Bailey Warren Lowe v. United States
IFP
Tags: appellate-review child-pornography distribution-enhancement federal-sentencing sentencing-guidelines solicitation
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Is a defendant's request for child pornography from a minor "mere solicitation" and not "distribution" if the defendant does not disseminate the child pornography to another person after he receives it?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's request for child pornography from a minor constitutes 'distribution' under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 2G2.1 when the defendant does not disseminate the material to another person after receipt
Docket Entries
2026-04-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)
Attorneys
Bailey Warren Lowe
John Richard Donahue — Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent