United States Eighth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for child exploitation is affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) an actual minor victim is required for the crime of attempted enticement; 2) contact with an adult can never, by itself, constitute an attempt to entice a minor; and 3) the district court erred at sentencing by denying him a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2007
• Published 07/30/2007

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, BRIGHT, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Travis D. Poindexter, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued (Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., Katharine Fincham, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.