Legal Opinion
United States v. Daron Lee Jungers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2013No. 12-1006, 12-1100PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Separate juries convicted Daron Lee Jungers and Ronald Bonestroo (collectively, defendants) of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, in violation of the Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). 1 The district court in each case granted each defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal under Fed.R.Crim.P. 29. The government appeals. Having jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3731, we reverse. See United States v. Boesen, 491 F.3d 852, 855 (8th Cir.2007).
I. BACKGROUND
In February 2011, state and federal law enforcement officers working undercover in Sioux Falls, South…
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