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U.S. v. VALAS

No. 15-50176.

822 F.3d 228 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond R. VALAS, III, also known as Raymond Valas, also known as Raymond Richard Valas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 20, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John Aloysius Convery, Esq. , Hasdorff & Convery, P.C., Philip J. Lynch (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, WIENER, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

A jury convicted Raymond Valas of engaging in a commercial sex act with a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591. Valas argues on appeal that the district court improperly instructed his jury on § 1591's scienter requirement. He also raises five alleged errors with his trial, arguing that each error...

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