United States v. James Mitchell, Aka/jim Mitchell

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant James Mitchell was charged with knowingly receiving material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in violation of the Child Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), following the government’s targeting and soliciting him in a sting operation known as “Project Looking Glass.” Mitchell moved for dismissal of his indictment on grounds of outrageous government conduct. The district court denied the motion on the grounds that appellant had been predisposed to commit the crime and that the sting operation did not constitute outrageous government…