Legal Opinion
United States v. Dwinells
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 20, 2007No. 06-1709PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.
We are called upon today to determine the legitimate scope of a congressional enactment aimed at the vexing problem of Internet predation. The statute in question, 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), criminalizes the use of any instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, such as the Internet, to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. We conclude that, in enacting section 2422(b), Congress said what it meant and meant what it said. Consequently, we reject the appellant’s thesis that section 2422(b) should be interpreted to…
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