UNITED STATES v. RAJAB

No. 20-3547.

23 F.4th 793 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Japher Yosuf RAJAB, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 14, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Boensch Collins , Eric D. Kelderman , Heather Colleen Sazama , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Rapid City, SD, Connie Larson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terry Lee Pechota , Pechota Law Office, Rapid City, SD, for Defendant-Appellant.

Japher Yosuf Rajab, Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone, MN, Pro Se.

Before COLLOTON, ERICKSON, and STRAS, Circuit Judges.


Japher Rajab was convicted of attempting to entice a minor using the internet. See 18 U.S.C. § 2242(b). On appeal, Rajab argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction, in part because the object of his enticement was an adult undercover officer...

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