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142824P.pdf   07/28/2015  United States  v.  James Eugene Larive, Jr.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  14-2824
   U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota - Rapid City   
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Wollman, Circuit Judge, and White, District Judge] Criminal case - Criminal law. Defendant took a substantial step towards completion of the offense of attempted sex trafficking of a minor, and the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction; once the attempt was completed by finishing negotiations for the girl's service and traveling to a meeting place, defendant was not entitled to an abandonment defense based on his act of leaving the meeting place.