Idaho v. Cartwright
Annotate this CaseThomas Cartwright his conviction for felony enticing a child through the use of the internet. Police arrested Cartwright outside a 7-11 convenience store, where he was attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl with whom he had been exchanging sexual messages. In reality, the girl was an undercover detective. Cartwright argued on appeal the district court erred when it denied his motion to dismiss because Idaho Code section 18- 1509A was unconstitutionally overbroad on its face. Cartwright also argued the district court erred when it refused to instruct the jury on entrapment. Finding no reversible error, the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed.
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