United States v. Phea, No. 12-51031 (5th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction and sentence for causing a person under the age of 18 to engage in a commercial sex act, and aiding and abetting the promotion of prostitution. The court concluded that there was sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction; there was no plain error in the district court's jury instruction; defendant failed to establish that the prosecutor's statements at closing argument prejudiced his substantial rights; the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that defendant's motion for a new trial was time-barred; and the district court did not err in applying a sentencing enhancement for the use of a computer under U.S.S.G. 2G1.3(b)(3). Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment of the district court.
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