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for the purpose of " requi ment fly in the face of the two Suprems Court decisions addressing that element. See Hansen'. Huff, 291 U.S. 559 (1934); Mortensen. United States, 322 U.S. 369 (1944). Santos and Cuellar speak loudly and clearly against prosecutors seeing such elasticity in federal criminal stat

alleged conduct with any individual woman. As the statute makes clear, the essence of this crime is the communication itself—not the resulting act. The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Murrell, underscores the point: The defendant in Bailey contended that attempt under § 2422(6) 'requires the specific

. Meacham, supra, 115 F.3d at 1495.96. We can place the blame for judicial preoccupa- tion with the word "dominant" on the Supreme Court, which in Mortensen v. United States, 322 U.S. 369, 374, 64 S.Ct. 1037, 88 L.Ed. 1331 (1944) , a Mann Act case, said that engaging in forbidden sexual activity "must

te and foreign commerce for the purpose of having sex with a minor. Defendant was sentenced to 25 years in pris- on. Defendant appealed. Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Posner, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) purpose of defendant's travel was to engage in illegal sexual conduct, (2) testimony of adult witnesses co

going determination, it is not necessary to examine the further contention of appellant that the judgment should be versed under authority of of Mortensen United States, 322 U.S. 369, 64 S.Ct. 1 . The judgment is reversed and the caw remanded with directions to enter judg- ment of acquittal. SANBOR

in the Unit- ed States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, H. Kenneth Wangelin, J., of violating the Mann Act, and they appealed. The Court of Appeals, Gibson, Chief Judge, held that: (1) evidence was sufficient to sustain convictions; (2) where tape recordings in Government's possession did not