Legal Opinion
United States v. Jon Fielding Yost
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 2007No. 06-10911PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Per curiam
Jon Fielding Yost appeals his convictions of two counts of using the Internet to knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice or coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). Yost argues the evidence at trial was insufficient to prove he attempted to commit the charged crimes. Specifically, Yost claims the Government failed to show both that he had the requisite intent to commit the crimes and that he committed a substantial step in furtherance of the underlying crimes. We affirm.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 19, 2005, a federal grand jury…
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