U.S. v. MACEWAN

No. 05-1421.

445 F.3d 237 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America v. James E. MacEWAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed April 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen C. Brotman, (Argued), John Rogers Carroll, Carroll & Brotman, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Patrick L. Meehan, Robert A. Zaumer, Wendy A. Kelly, Peter D. Hardy, (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before ROTH and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges, and RODRIGUEZ, District Judge.


ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal primarily requires us to decide if the use of the Internet satisfies the interstate commerce element of the federal law prohibiting the receipt of child pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(B).1 We hold that it does. The question is presented before this Court on defendant James E. MacEwan's appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered on January 31, 2005, in the United States District...

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