U.S. v. STANTON

No. 92-1894.

973 F.2d 608 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael Patrick STANTON, also known as Michael A. Stanley, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Steven Brown, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Springfield, Mo., argued, for appellant.

Cynthia Jean Hyde, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., argued (William G. Crowe, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before FAGG, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Michael Patrick Stanton was convicted in a nonjury trial of receiving material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. See 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) (1988 & Supp. II 1990). On appeal, Stanton contends he was entrapped. Stanton also contends the district court improperly increased his base offense level by five under U.S.S.G. § 2G2.2(b)(2) (Nov. 1991). We affirm.

On April 8, 1991, as part of a sting operation to...

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