UNITED STATES v. KLOSTERMAN

Nos. 12190-12192.

248 F.2d 191 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America v. Frederick W. KLOSTERMAN. UNITED STATES v. John R. DEENEY, Jr. UNITED STATES v. Joseph A. STAFFORD.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester J. Schaffer, Philadelphia, Pa. (William A. Gray, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for Frederick W. Klosterman.

Angelo D. Malandra, Camden, N. J., on the brief, for John R. Deeney, Jr., and Joseph A. Stafford.

Warren D. Mulloy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa. (G. Clinton Fogwell, Jr., U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MARIS, KALODNER and STALEY, Circuit Judges.


STALEY, Circuit Judge.

These criminal appeals involve the defense of entrapment and present for our consideration the issue of whether the criminal intent proceeded from government agents or whether these agents simply afforded opportunities to those already disposed to the alleged criminality.

Appellants Deeney, Stafford, and Klosterman were indicted on January 26, 1956, on two counts. The first count charged that the three appellants conspired in violation...

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