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U.S. v. PATTEN

No. 04-1257.

397 F.3d 1100 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Casey Scott PATTEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Lancaster, argued, Moorhead, MN, for appellant.

Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl, AUSA, argued, Fargo, ND, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MAGILL and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

It is a federal crime to use an instrumentality of interstate commerce to knowingly persuade or attempt to persuade a person under the age of eighteen to engage in "any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense." 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). It is a crime in North Dakota, but not in Minnesota, for an adult to knowingly have sexual contact with a sixteen-year-old minor. In...

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