Opinion ID: 604939
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Heading: Counts 4 & 5--The Travel Act

Text: 25 Hall challenges the sufficiency of the evidence with respect to his conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1952 (Supp.1993), commonly known as the Travel Act. This statute prohibits interstate travel with the intent to promote, manage, establish, carry on, or facilitate [any] unlawful activity.... 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). Unlawful activity is further defined as any business enterprise involving ... narcotics or controlled substances. 18 U.S.C. § 1952(b)(1). If the defendant engages in a continuous course of cocaine distribution rather than a sporadic or casual course of conduct, then the statutory requirement of a business enterprise involving narcotics is satisfied, and a single incident of interstate travel to carry on or facilitate that enterprise violates this statute. United States v. Smith, 918 F.2d 1551, 1565 (11th Cir.1990). The evidence of Hall's involvement in the cocaine conspiracy establishes the requisite business enterprise element. In addition, Morris testified that Hall accompanied himself and Johnson on at least two trips to Florida to deliver money to Saget for drug purchases. FBI agents, who conducted surveillance on the second trip, corroborated Morris' testimony that Hall traveled to Florida and met with Saget. Viewed in the light most favorable to the government, the evidence shows that Hall was involved in a business enterprise involving the distribution of crack and that Hall facilitated that enterprise by traveling to Florida to deliver money for the purchase of crack cocaine.