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U.S. v. POEHLMAN

No. 98-50631.

217 F.3d 692 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Douglas POEHLMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Robinson, Torrance, California, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant.

Luis Li, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee. With him on the briefs were Alejandro N. Mayorkas and George S. Cardona.

Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by KOZINSKI; Dissent by Judge THOMPSON.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

Mark Poehlman, a cross-dresser and foot-fetishist, sought the company of like-minded adults on the Internet. What he found, instead, were federal agents looking to catch child molesters. We consider whether the government's actions amount to entrapment.

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After graduating from high school, Mark Poehlman joined the Air Force, where he remained for nearly 17 years. Eventually...

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