United States v. James Hall

Summary

The court affirmed Hall’s convictions for attempted child-pornography production, attempted receipt of child pornography, and attempted enticement, concluding that the evidence established substantial steps toward each offense. It also held that Hall could not obtain relief from the challenged jury instructions under plain-error review, was not entitled to an entrapment instruction, and was not denied substitute counsel at sentencing. The court additionally declined to consider Hall’s untimely double-jeopardy challenge to the indictment.