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U.S. v. HOWARD

No. 13-40767.

766 F.3d 414 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jeffrey Todd HOWARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen K. Wilson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Simon Brian Purnell , Corpus Christi, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:

This appeal from a bench trial verdict raises a difficult question concerning the criminal law of attempt. The government caught the Defendant-Appellant Jeffrey Howard ("Howard") in a sting operation. A government agent impersonated a mother offering up her two minor daughters for sex. Howard sent the agent sexually explicit photographs and asked that she show the photographs to the girls. He also suggested that the agent procure birth...

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