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LOPEZ v. UNITED STATES

No. 236.

373 U.S. 427 (1963)

LOPEZ v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 27, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Davis argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Gerald F. Muldoon.

Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller, Beatrice Rosenberg and Jerome M. Feit.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner, German S. Lopez, was tried in a federal court on a four-count indictment charging him with attempted bribery of an Internal Revenue Agent, Roger S. Davis, in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 201.1 The questions before us for review are: (1) whether the trial court's treatment of "entrapment" constituted reversible error; and...

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