U.S. v. Ray

Record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction on charge of transporting minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity, even though defendant contended that record failed to show that when he crossed state line, he intended to have sex with 14-year old victim. Victim testified that defendant: (1) booked motel room for 4-hour stay; (2) plied her with marijuana and cognac; and (3) forced himself on her after she objected and stated to her that he had paid for room and “was gonna get what I want.” Ct. rejected defendant’s claim that jury was confused over fact that it only had to resolve federal charge, but that federal charge also required jury to find that defendant violated state law after entering Illinois. Dist. Ct. erred, though, in modifying certain conditions of defendant’s supervised release while defendant’s appeal of said conditions was still pending with Ct. of Appeals, especially where prosecution sought said modifications. As such, Ct. found that Dist. Ct. could exercise jurisdiction to modify said conditions only after first receiving permission to do so under Circuit Rule 57.