Hart v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on September 1, 2012
Issue: (1) Whether 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) which makes it a crime "to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years to engage in . . . any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense" requires a jury to come to a unanimous verdict on a single, specific underlying criminal offense for which the defendant could be charged; and (2) whether concurrent conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2422 and 18 U.S.C. § 2251 which also criminalizes the sexual exploitation of children violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Marissa Miller, September 13, 2011)
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