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effrey Ziruinilcoff, Case No. F078646 (June 28, 2007). 7. After a thorough review by the Miami State Attorney's Office, and sex-crimes prosecutor Laura Adams, the investi ation revealed that the defendant and both the neighbor's 17- year-old daughter and daughter were previously acquainted. The defendan

nt can be found guilty of that offense only if...the defendant believed that such individual was less than (18) years of age..."); United States v. Murrell, 368 F.3d 1283, 1286 (I I1° Cir. 2004) (§ 2422(b) requires that the defendant knowingly target a minor). Importantly, then, all the elements must be

der to sustain a conviction. In particular, § 2422(b) requires that the defendant specifically intended to target a minor. ke,ligh, United States v. Murrell, 368 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2004) ("[T]o prove an attempt the government must first prove that [defendant], using the Internet, acted with a specific

Jeffrey Zirulnikoff, Case No. F078646 (June 28, 2007). 7. After a thorough review by the Miami State Attorney's Office, and sex-crimes prosecutor Laura Adams, the investigation revealed that the defendant and both the neighbor's 17- year-old daughter and Mr. daughter were previously acquainted. The defe

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 intent to commit illegal sexual acts

ce, a conviction under the statute only requires a finding that the defendant had an intent to persuade or to attempt to persuade.’ United States v. Murrell 368 F.3d 1283, 1287 (11th Cir. 2004) (citing United States v. Bailey, 228 F.3d 637, 638-39 (6th Cir.2000)). Thus, the targeted criminal conduct must

e 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(b) ‘requires the specific intent to commit illegal sexual acts r

athan Jeffrey Zirulnikoff, Case No. F078646 (June 28, 2007). After a thorough review by the Miami State Attorney’s Office, and sex-crimes prosecutor Laura Adams, the investigation revealed that the defendant and both the neighbor’s 17- year-old daughter and Mr. Sloman’s daughter were previously acquainted. Th