U.S. v. HINKEL

No. 15-1672.

837 F.3d 111 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Paul R. HINKEL, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine DeMaso , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender Office, District of Massachusetts, for appellant.

Randall E. Kromm , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Selya, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


After being ensnared by a law enforcement sting operation, Paul Hinkel was charged with using a means of interstate commerce (the internet) to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). He was convicted following a jury trial and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, to be...

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