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U.S. v. HITE

No. 13-3066.

769 F.3d 1154 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Paul David HITE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 21, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Robbins argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Barry J. Pollack.

A.J. Kramer , Federal Public Defender, and Jonathan Jeffress and Rosanna M. Taormina , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, were on the brief as appointed amicus curiae The Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia in support of the appellant.

Patricia A. Heffernan , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and Elizabeth Trosman , Elizabeth H. Danello , and David B. Kent , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.

WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial, Paul David Hite was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) of attempting to persuade a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Hite's conviction was based on Internet and telephone conversations that he had with an undercover detective who claimed to be an adult male with access to a twelve-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy. The District Court sentenced Hite to...

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