Legal Opinion
United States v. Cooke
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2012No. 11-1758PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Louis Edward Cooke of one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, and one count of coercing and enticing a minor to commit a sexual act, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1) and § 2422(b). The district court 1 sentenced him to 120 months on each count, concurrently. Cooke appeals arguing the court erred in refusing to give an entrapment instruction, improperly admitting Rule 404(b) evidence, and dismissing a juror immediately before deliberation. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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