Why Is Robert Stevens Unconstitutional
Background Information~
Robert Stevens was a small time producer who took videos that depicted violent images of animals or that showed dogs fighting. He would then take the videos and sell them on a website illegally. He was later convicted under title 18 of the United States code section 48 in a Pennsylvania federal district court. This stated that taking a video of an animal burning, being crushed or suffocated was illegal.
The Constitutional issue~
Robert appealed his conviction and argued that title 18 of the United States Code section 48 was unconstitutional because it violated his freedom of speech listed in the First Amendment. He also thought that he was innocent because title 18 of the U.S.C section 48 was mostly about animal “crushers”
Robert Stevens was a small time producer who took videos that depicted violent images of animals or that showed dogs fighting. He would then take the videos and sell them on a website illegally. He was later convicted under title 18 of the United States code section 48 in a Pennsylvania federal district court. This stated that taking a video of an animal burning, being crushed or suffocated was illegal.
The Constitutional issue~
Robert appealed his conviction and argued that title 18 of the United States Code section 48 was unconstitutional because it violated his freedom of speech listed in the First Amendment. He also thought that he was innocent because title 18 of the U.S.C section 48 was mostly about animal “crushers”