United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-1964 ___________________________

United States of America

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee

v.

Michael Francis Hamer

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: February 13, 2025 Filed: June 20, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, KELLY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM.

A jury convicted Michael Francis Hamer of receipt of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1) (Count 1); distribution of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1) (Count 2); and two counts of accessing with intent to view child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2) (Counts 3 and 4). He appeals his convictions, arguing that (1) the district court1 abused its discretion in denying his motion to preclude the government from publishing to the jury an excerpt of the child pornography video charged in Count 1, and (2) the evidence at trial was insufficient to find him guilty on the four counts. After careful review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion and that sufficient evidence exists on all counts. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________

1 The Honorable Katherine M. Menendez, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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