Legal Opinion
United States v. Jermayne Whyte
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 2019No. 17-15223PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The main issue presented by this appeal is whether the government may prove sex trafficking of a minor, 18 U.S.C. § 1591 , by establishing only that a defendant had a reasonable opportunity to observe the minor victim instead of proving that he knew or recklessly disregarded the victim's age. Jermayne Whyte and Jennifer Castro appeal their convictions and sentences for the sex trafficking of a minor, id. ; conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor, id. §§ 1591(a)(1), (b)(2), 1594(c) ; and knowingly transporting an individual in interstate commerce for the…
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