United States v. Cherer

Opinion by Judge TRAGER; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge NOONAN.

TRAGER, District Judge:

Paris Cherer was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) for attempting to persuade, entice, or coerce a minor to engage in sexual acts with him. He appeals his conviction on two grounds. First, that the district court committed prejudicial error by improperly instructing the jury, and second, that the district court improperly admitted evidence of his past conviction and other prior bad acts under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). He also appeals *1153his sentence of 293 months on the grounds that…