Legal Opinion
United States v. Jan P. Helder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2006No. 05-3387PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Jan P. Helder, Jr. was charged with using a facility of interstate commerce, the Internet, to attempt to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). The district court granted Helder’s motion for judgment of acquittal. The government appeals, arguing that the district court erred by granting Helder’s motion for judgment of acquittal because § 2422(b) does not require the intended victim to be an actual minor. We reverse.
I. Background
Helder, a 41-year-old male, entered an Internet Yahoo! chat room under the screen name…
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