United States Ninth Circuit

Evidence can support a conviction for persuasion or inducement to travel for the purpose of prostitution under 18 U.S.C. section 2422(a), where the aliens themselves desired to travel to the U.S., and did so having no actual intent to engage in prostitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2002
• Published 08/28/2002

Judges

• Before:  FERNANDEZ, WARDLAW and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Alex Landon, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney, Anne K. Perry and Mark P. Edelman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.