Legal Opinion
United States v. John Orrega
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2004No. 03-11659PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this appeal is whether the district court erred by granting a downward departure to defendant John Orrega, who pleaded guilty to using a means of interstate commerce to entice a minor to engage in sexual acts, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b).
I. BACKGROUND
On March 28, 2002, a special agent with the United States Secret Service (“agent”) signed onto a Yahoo internet chat room using the undercover name of Hialeahni-nal3. Orrega contacted the agent and identified himself as a twenty-four year-old male. The agent told Orrega that she was a thirteen year-old…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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