Legal Opinion
United States v. Maldonado-Burgos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 2016No. 15-2145PPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
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 that- occurs solely within Puerto Rico. Long ago, we answered this question in the affirmative. See Crespo v. United States, 151 F.2d 44, 45 (1st Cir. 1945). In a typical case, this would end our inquiry.
But this case—arising in the wake of Puerto Rico’s post-Crespo…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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