United States v. Shinn, No. 11-2988 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of attempting to induce a child to engage in criminal sexual activities. On appeal, defendant challenged his conviction and sentence. The court held that the district court did not err in denying defendant's requested entrapment defense where defendant failed to introduce evidence to warrant a finding by a jury that he had been entrapped. The court also held that the evidence was sufficient to convict him of attempting to induce a child to engage in criminal activity. Finally, there was no abuse of discretion in the district court's imposition of defendant's sentence. Accordingly, the court affirmed the conviction and sentence.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. Evidence did not support defendant's proposed entrapment instruction, and the district court did not err in refusing to give it; evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of attempting to seduce a child to engage in criminal sexual activity; sentence was reasonable.
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