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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. BERNHARD JAKITS

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 20, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Tillman J. Finley, MARINO FINLEY LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Kevin Koller, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Tillman J. Finley, Daniel Marino, MARINO FINLEY LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Kevin Koller, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellee.

Judge(s): COLE, MATHIS, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus

COLE, Circuit Judge. A jury convicted Bernhard Jakits of eight counts of child- exploitation-related crimes. On appeal, Jakits argues that there is insufficient evidence to support the convictions on all eight counts, that the district court incorrectly instructed the jury on elements of the charged offenses, and that the district court excluded evidence in violation of his constitutional rights. We affirm his convictions on all eight counts. For the foregoing reasons, we affirm Jakits’s convictions on all eight counts.

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