Legal Opinion

United States v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 29, 2008No. 05-16128PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to a plea agreement, James Joseph Brown pled guilty to using a facility and means of interstate commerce to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). The district court sentenced him to prison for a term of 235 months. He now appeals his conviction and sentence.

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On April 30, 2004, at around 7:30 a.m., Brown, who was logged onto an America Online chat room called “Fam Taboo,” initiated a conversation via Instant Messenger with an undercover St. Lucie County, Florida, Sheriffs Office detective posing as a member of the…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  4. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. IreyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  2. Rolando Gus Paez v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  3. James Joseph Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. Oscar CeronCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Armando Antonio CastroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013

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