Coronado
United States v. Coronado
Opinion
Opinion
Miller, J.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT
Defendant Rodney Adam Coronado (“Coronado”) moves to dismiss the indictment charging him with violation of 18 U.S.C. § 842 (p)(2)(A), Distribution of Information Relating to Explosives, Destructive Devices and Weapons of Mass Destruction, on grounds that the statute is impermissibly overbroad and excessively vague. The Government opposes the motion. For the reasons set forth below, the court denies the motion to dismiss the indictment.
BACKGROUND
On February 15, 2006, Coronado was charged in a single count indictment with violation of 18 U.S.C. § 842 (p)(2)(A), Distribution of Information Relating to Explosives, Destructive Devices and Weapons of Mass Destruction. The indictment alleges that on August 1, 2003, Coronado “did teach and demonstrate the making and use of a destructive device and did distribute by any means, information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture of a destructive device, with the intent that the teaching, demonstration, and information be used for, and in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a federal crime of violence, to wit, arson.”