U.S. v. HART

No. 09-6554.

635 F.3d 850 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William HART, II, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: March 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jonathan S. Ricketts , Ricketts Law Offices, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Terry M. Cushing , Assistant United States Attorney, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jonathan S. Ricketts , Charles E. Ricketts, Jr. , Ricketts Law Offices, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Terry M. Cushing , Monica Wheatley , Assistant United States Attorneys, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: GILMAN, GIBBONS, and COOK, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

William Hart, II was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) of attempting to persuade a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, and under 18 U.S.C. § 2251 of attempting to persuade a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions. These convictions were based on internet conversations that took place between Hart and an undercover detective posing as a 14-year...

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