U.S. v. PHEA

No. 12-51031.

755 F.3d 255 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Terrell PHEA, also known as Brian Phea, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 13, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, Jennifer Sheffield Freel (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Seth Kretzer (argued), Law Offices of Seth Kretzer, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before REAVLEY, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Brian Terrell Phea of causing a person under the age of 18 to engage in a commercial sex act in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and aiding and abetting the promotion of prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). He received concurrent sentences of 312 months and 60 months of imprisonment, respectively. Phea challenges his conviction under § 1591(a) and his sentence on various grounds.

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