U.S. v. Carpenter

Defendant was found guilty of attempted sexual exploitation of a child in violation of federal law and was sentenced to 180 months in prison. On appeal, defendant argued that the jury’s verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence and that the trial court erred when it instructed the jury that defendant could be found guilty even if he never communicated with a minor, but only with an undercover agent posing as the father of a minor. The appellate court found neither argument to have any merit and affirmed. (LEE and KOLAR, concurring)