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United States v. Brian Phea

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 13, 2014No. 12-51031PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Brian Terrell Phea of causing a person under the age of 18 to engage in a commercial sex act in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and aiding and abetting the promotion of prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). He received concurrent sentences of 312 months and 60 months of imprisonment, respectively. Phea challenges his conviction under § 1591(a) and his sentence on various grounds.

We affirm.

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Phea’s conviction under § 1591(a) resulted from his involvement in the prostitution of K.R., a fourteen-year-old female. Phea came into…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Gonzales v. RaichSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. United States v. BastonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  2. United States v. McKenzie CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Kenneth FairleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Deion LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Alex CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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