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U.S. v. DRIGGERS

No. 07-30190.

559 F.3d 1021 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul William DRIGGERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg S. Silvey, Kuna, ID, for the defendant-appellant.

Alan G. Burrow, Lynne W. Lamprecht, Traci Jo Whelan and Syrena Case Hargrove, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Opinion by Chief Judge KOZINSKI; Concurrence by Judge RAWLINSON.

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

We consider the intent requirement of 18 U.S.C. § 1958, which prohibits using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.

Facts

Paul Driggers was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1958 by causing Matthew Robinson to travel in interstate commerce with the intent that a murder-for-hire be committed. Driggers twice asked Robinson to travel from California to Idaho to meet with him. Robinson...

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