Legal Opinion

United States v. Pierce S. Han

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 31, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DORSEY, District Judge:

Appellant Pierce S. Han appeals his conviction of knowingly and willfully traveling in interstate commerce for the purposes of engaging in a sexual act with a person under 18 years of age, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b). He claims this statute was enforced unconstitutionally as his only interstate conduct was his crossing state lines with illegal intent. He also argues error in that the district court: 1) prohibited testimony as to his reputation as a law abiding citizen who does not exploit others; 2) refused to allow him to call a witness to testify as to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  3. United States v. Al TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. Roxanne Lumpkin, Mario WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. John Pascarella, Mark D'andrea, John BreheneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  4. United States v. Todd Tykarsky A/K/A Toddyty63 A/K/A Golpher12345Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. CoppolaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012

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