United States Eighth Circuit

An actual minor victim is not required for an attempt conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 2422(b), which involves the use of a facility of interstate or foreign commerce to attempt to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/26/2006
• Published 06/26/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and MAGNUSON , District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Katharine Fincham, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Todd P. Graves, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James R. Hobbs, argued, Kansas City, MO (Marilyn B. Keller, on the brief), for appellee.