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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Supreme Court has upheld the state's statute on enticing a minor over the internet, ruling that it isn't too vague.
The court issued its ruling Tuesday, denying the appeal of James Gallegos.
Gallegos was arrested in 2006 after arranging a meeting through an online chat with an undercover officer he believed was a 13-year-old girl.
Gallegos' attorneys contended that the state's statute is too vague because it doesn't specify at what point the crime is committed.
The court disagreed, saying anyone of ordinary intelligence understands that a person is guilty of enticing a minor over the internet if he or she knowingly uses a computer to lure a person believed to be a minor for sexual activity.
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