United States v. Dane Gillis (11th Cir. September 2019)
Eleventh Circuit, Evidence, Expert Witnesses, Firearm Offenses, Section 924(c), Sex Offenses
|The Court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for enticing a minor under § 2422(b) but reversed his conviction under § 373 for solicitation to commit a crime of violence, holding that kidnapping under § 1201(a) is not a “crime of violence” under the categorical approach applicable to § 373. The Court also held that the defendant’s right to a complete defense was not violated by the trial court’s proper rulings on the inadmissibility of the defense experts’ testimony.