U.S. v. DHINGRA

No. 03-10001.

371 F.3d 557 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rakesh DHINGRA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 8, 2004.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing July 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Weiner, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant.

Kevin V. Ryan, United States Attorney, Hannah Horsley, Assistant United States Attorney, and Brian J. Stretch, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the appellee.

Before: WALLACE, NOONAN, and MMcKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Rakesh Dhingra appeals his conviction on one count of using the Internet to solicit sexual activity from a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). On appeal, Dhingra raises a host of constitutional challenges. We conclude that § 2422(b) is not facially unconstitutional as overbroad and vague, nor does it violate the First and Tenth Amendments for incorporating state criminal sexual offense statutes. We are also unpersuaded by...

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