Opinion ID: 172644
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: The [d]efendant, Casey Ballieu;

Text: 3. Did knowingly distribute child pornography, namely a digital image...[;] 4. Said digital image file having been mailed, shipped, or transported in interstate commerce, from the State of Colorado to the State of Wyoming by means of a cellular telephone. If the [g]overnment fails to prove any of these elements by proof beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the [d]efendant not guilty. If, on the other hand, the Government proves each of the elements by proof beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the [d]efendant guilty. -9- Id. at 104-05 (emphasis added). Other instructions directed the jury to consider and evaluate all the evidence received into the record, including the exhibits. Following deliberation, the jury found Mr. Ballieu guilty of knowingly distributing child pornography through interstate commerce. The district court then sentenced Mr. Ballieu to the minimum statutory term of fifteen years imprisonment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A) and (b)(1). Mr. Ballieu does not contest his sentence on appeal.