Legal Opinion
United States v. Lay
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 13, 2009No. 07-4062PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Dennis Lay appeals the sentence he received following his guilty plea to one count of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Despite Lay’s arguments to the contrary, the sentencing court properly applied an enhancement for unduly influencing a minor after finding that Lay failed to rebut the applicable presumption that he had unduly influenced the much younger victim. The district court also permissibly applied an enhancement for use of a computer to entice the minor, even though none of Lay’s discussions with the minor about sexual activity…
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