United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct are affirmed over defendant's challenges to: 1) certain evidentiary rulings; 2) sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction; 3) denial of his motion to dismiss; and 4) sentence imposed by the district court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2007
• Published 12/12/2007

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and T.S. ELLIS, III, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jonathan David Byrne, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant.  Karen L. Bleattler, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Mary Lou Newberger, Federal Public Defender, David R. Bungard, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant.  Charles T. Miller, United States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.