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al elements of the offense"). The Court also denied the Defendant's request to instruct the jury on law governing the age of consent in New Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Florida. First, the Defendant's proposal oversimplified New Mexico's age of consent law. The Court could not accurately instruct the jury on N

a single conspiracy can contain multiple objectives, particularly if the objectives share important similarities, as they do here. United States v. Salameh, 152 F.3d 88, 148 (2d Cir. 1998) (citing United States v. 4/Irani, 968 F.2d 1512, 1518 (2d Cir. 1992)). Overlap of participants. The participants i

endant takes issue with the Indictment's reference to these sex acts as "abuse" because, she asserts, Minor Victim-3 was above the age of consent in the United Kingdom at the time they occurred. The description in the Indictment is factually accurate, however, because Minor Victim- 3 will testify to her subjective

in the indictment was committed by one or more of the members of the conspiracy in furtherance of the objectives of the conspiracy." United Staten. Salameh, 152 F.3d 88, 14546 (2d Cir. 1998). Because a conspiracy does not require the completion of a substantive crime, it does not matter whether Minor V

motion takes issue with the Indictment's reference to these sex acts as "abuse" because, the assert, Minor Victim-3 was above the age of consent in the United Kingdom at the time they occurred. The description in the Indictment is factually accurate, however, because Minor Victim-3 subjectively experienced these

the indictment was committed by one or more of the members of the conspiracy in furtherance of the objectives of the conspiracy." United States v. Salameh, 152 F.3d 88, 145-46 (2d Cir. 1998). Because a conspiracy does not require the completion of a substantive crime, it does not matter whether Minor