U.S. v. CORP

No. 10-2407.

668 F.3d 379 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patrick John CORP, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Paul Croushore , Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Daniel Y. Mekaru , Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Paul Croushore , Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Daniel Y. Mekaru , Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE, GRIFFIN, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Patrick John Corp entered an unconditional guilty plea to the government's charge that he sexually exploited a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). The district court imposed a within-Guidelines, 360-month sentence. Corp now raises an as-applied Commerce Clause challenge to his conviction, arguing that the government's failure to demonstrate a sufficient interstate nexus resulted in...

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