U.S. v. MALDONADO-BURGOS

No. 15-2145.

844 F.3d 339 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Edwin MALDONADO-BURGOS, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Patrick Taddei , Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General, Sung-Hee Suh , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, Nelson J. Perez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, and Mariana E. Bauza Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellant.

Eleonora C. Marranzini , Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Eric Alexander Vos , Federal Public Defender, Vivianne M. Marrero , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Supervisor, Appeals Section, and Liza L. Rosado-Rodriguez , Research and Writing Specialist, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Thompson, Dyk, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


In this appeal, we are tasked with deciding whether 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a) — which prohibits transportation of an individual "in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States" for purposes of prostitution or other unlawful sexual activity — applies to transportation...

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