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, J., of seven counts of violating federal child exploitation statutes, and was sen- tenced to 168 months in prison. Defendant appealed. Holdings: The Court of Appeals. Colloton, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) convictions did not require proof that the intended victim was an actual mi- nor, as long as defendant be

ad, Jr., Fed. Public Defend- er, on the brief), for appellant. Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kan- sas City, MO, argued (Bradley J. Schloz- man, U.S. Atty., Katharine Fincham, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee. Before COLLOTON, BRIGHT, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. COLLOTON, Circuit Judg

d. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued (Ray- mond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defend- er, on the brief), for appellant. Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kan- sas City, MO, argued (Bradley J. Schloz- man, U.S. Atty., Katharine Fincham, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee. Before COLLOTON,

istrict of Massachusetts, David S. Nelson, J., denying its motion to revoke bail of de- fendant and to detain him pursuant to the Bail Reform Act. The Court of Appeals, Torruella, Circuit Judge, held that provi- sions of Bail Reform Act on pretrial deten- tion and bail revocation were applicable to a defendant rel

win, Van Nuys, Cal. (Eric A. Goodwin, Carruth & Goodwin, Van Nuys, Cal., with him on the briefs), for defendant-appellant Affleck. Brent D. Ward, U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah (David Schwendiman, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on the brief), for plaintiff' appellee U.S. in No.

tana, Charles C. Lovell, J., of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, and he appealed his 180-month sentence. Holding: The Court of Appeals, O'Scannlain, Circuit Judge. held that defendant's prior conviction under Montana law for sexual assault constituted a conviction relating to sexu

a sex offense conviction. U.S.S.G. § 4B1.5(a), 18 U.S.C.A. *859 Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Any., argued, Kansas City, MO (Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., Cynthia L. Phillips, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant. Stephen C. Moss, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, argued, Kansas City, MO (Raymo

an $10,- 000 from different financial institutions for purpose of avoiding institutions' filing of currency transaction reports, and he appeal- ed. The Court of Appeals, Floyd It Gibson, Senior Circuit Judge, sitting by designation, held that: (1) defendant's legal incapacity to commit crime of concealment by hims

t them as comment on failure of defendant to testify. Lawrence J. Arnkoff, Coral Gables, Fla., for defendant-appellant. Michael T. Simpson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tal- lahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Before RONEY and