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United States v. Kramer
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United States v. Neil Scott Kramer, 631 F.3d 900 (8th Cir. 2011), is a court case where a cellphone was used to coerce a minor into engaging in sex with an adult. Central to the case was whether a cellphone constituted a computer device. Under United States law, specifically U.S.S.G.§ 2G1.3(b)(3), the use of computers to persuade minors for illicit ends carriers extra legal ramifications. The opinion written by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit begins by citing Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's musing that "Everything has a computer in it nowadays."[1] Ultimately, the court found that a cell phone can be considered a computer if "the phone perform[s] arithmetic, logical, and storage functions," paving the way for harsher consequences for criminals engaging with minors over cellphones.
United States v. Kramer | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit |
Full case name | United States v. Neil Scott Kramer |
Decided | February 8, 2011 |
Citation | 631 F.3d 900 |
Case history | |
Prior history | United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Southern Division |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Roger Leland Wollman, Kermit Edward Bye, Bobby Shepherd |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Wollman, joined by a unanimous court |