U.S. v. FRANKLIN

No. 13-1519.

785 F.3d 1365 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard FRANKLIN, a/k/a westfaliaimplaint, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ty Gee , Haddon, Morgan, and Foreman, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Judith A. Smith , Assistant United States Attorney, ( John F. Walsh , United States Attorney, and James C. Murphy , Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the brief) Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, HOLMES, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


This appeal involves child pornography. The defendant, Mr. Richard Franklin, subscribed to a website called "GigaTribe." Like some other popular websites, GigaTribe allowed Mr. Franklin to approve other subscribers as "friends," allowing them into his "tribe." For his so-called "tribe," Mr. Franklin posted previews of pornographic...

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