Legal Opinion

United States v. Garcia

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 26, 2010No. 07-3798Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

Arthur Garcia pled guilty to using a facility of interstate commerce to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. He was sentenced to 83 months’ imprisonment, and now appeals that sentence. We affirm.1

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In September 2003, Garcia, who was 56 years old and living in California at the *295time, began exchanging instant messages over the Internet with a 14-year-old girl living in Pennsylvania. During the course of their sexually explicit conversations, Garcia…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Reno v. KoraySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. United States v. Sean Michael GrierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. TomkoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009

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