Legal Opinion
United States v. Andre Lavon Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 8, 2001No. 00-10046PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Chief Judge:
Andre L. Taylor appeals his conviction of four counts of transportation of a minor for the purposes of prostitution under 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a), and of two counts of money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1957 and 1956(a)(l)(A)(i). The main issue that this circuit has not yet addressed is whether conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a)(transportation of a minor for purposes of prostitution or commission of another sex offense) requires the government to prove that the defendant knew the victim was a minor. We hold that it does not, because the statute is intended to protect…
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