United States v. Taylor Matson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 17 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-30060

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:21-cr-00023-JLR-1 v.

TAYLOR J. MATSON, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington James L. Robart, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 3, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: McKEOWN, BYBEE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

Defendant Taylor J. Matson appeals from his jury conviction for attempted

enticement of a minor under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). We have jurisdiction under 28

U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

1. Sufficiency of the evidence. We review de novo Matson’s challenge to

the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss for failure to state an offense. See

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. United States v. Nature, 898 F.3d 1022, 1023 (9th Cir. 2018). Matson…