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United States v. William R. Crow

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 10, 1999No. 97-50780PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Chuck Esposito (“Esposito”), a detective with the Clearwater, Florida Police Department, conducted an undercover child sexual abuse and pornography investigation by logging onto various “chat rooms.” 1 Esposito represented himself to be a thirteen year old girl. His screen name was StephieFL and the attached profile revealed, in part, his assumed identity as Stephanie, a single female from Clearwater, Florida, born on January 26,1983.

On August 8, 1996, Esposito encountered Appellant, William R. Crow (“Crow”), in a “Pre-teen”…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United States v. CalverleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Roy MandujanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. United States v. Anthony Griffith and Christopher GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  2. United States v. McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. RamosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. PartidaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

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