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a completely centralized government." Id at 557. Making it clear that the Court meant what it said in Lopez, five years later, in United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), the Court struck down the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, ruling that it, too, was beyond C

a phone) as the vehicle of the inducement. See, e.g., United States v. Mune!, 368 17.3d 1283, 1286 (11th Cir. 2004) (government must ... prove that Murrell, using the intemet, acted with a specific intent to persuade a means to engage in unlawful sex). In fact, we have reviewed every indictment filed i

11° Cir. 1999); United States v. Rojas, 145 Fed. Appx. 647 (11° Cir. 2005); United States it Root, 296 F.3d 1222 (11th Cir. 2002). United States it Murrell, 368 F3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2004), is in the same mold, except that, in that sting operation, the defendant communicated, not with the purported 13 yea

n to dismiss denied. 2422(b) Not Consummated Showed up for meeting 71 EFTA00224205 COURT CASES FACILITY FACTS/COMMUNICATION CHARGE . U.S. I Morrison, 2003 WL 24054501 (S.E.N.D. 2003) Unpublished Internet Internet chat room; 29 yr-old male entered chat room communications with "16 yr-old"; d

hancement of his sentence for crime of violence. Affirmed. 52 EFTA00224186 COURT CASES FACILITY .“. FAMPIOCOMMUNICAi'ION CHARGE a U.S. v. Murrell, 368 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2004) Internet Internet chat rooms "family love" & "Rent F Vry Yng"; communicated with same agent who pretended to be

eate a completely centralized government." Id. at 557. 4 Makin it clear that the Court meant what it said in five years later, in United States' Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), the Court struck down the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, ruling that it, too, was beyond C

th the purported 13 year old girl, but with an undercover agent holding himself out to be the imaginary girl's father. The initial contacts between Murrell and the agent occurred in internet chatrooms named "family love" and "Rent F Vry Yng." Over time, Murrell sought to make arrangements with the girl'

conversations; arranged to meet for sex; arrested at meeting. Motion to dismiss denied. 2422(b) Not Consummated Showed up for meeting U.S. v. Morrison, 2003 WL 24054501 (S.E.N.D. 2003) Unpublished Internet Internet chat room; 29 yr-old male entered chat room communications with "16 yr-old"; d

e for crime of violence. Affirmed. 50 EFTA01729534 COURT ":"CASES.• . . arAICILItii. , ; FACTSIOCOMbisliCMOION ••• PITA:RQE:- ' . U.S. v. Murrell, 368 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2004) Internet Internet chat rooms "family hive" & "Rent F Vry Yng"; communicated with same agent who pretended to be

lorida February 1, 2007 Page 22 Clause imposes real limitations on Congress's power to criminalize essentially local behavior. See United States' Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000) (Violence Against Women Act exceeded Congressional power under the Commerce Clause or § 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment). Lopez,

61 (11th Cir. 1949); United States Rojas, 145 Fed. Appx. 647 (11th Cir. 05); United States I Root, 296 F.3d 1222 (11'h Cir. 200 ). United States I Murrell, 368 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2004), is in the same mold, except that, in that tiling operation, the defendant communicated, not with the purported 13 y

completely centralized government." Id. at 557. Making it clear that the Court meant what it said in Lopez, five years later, in United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000), the Court struck down the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, ruling that it, too, was beyond C

a phone) as the vehicle of the inducement. See, e.g., United States v. Murrel, 368 F.3d 1283, 1286 (11ih Cir. 2004) (government must ... prove that Murrell, using the intemet, acted with a specific intent to persuade a means to engage in unlawful sex). In fact, we have reviewed every indictment filed i