UNITED STATES v. TRIMMINGS

No. 496, Docket 28858.

334 F.2d 234 (1964)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gunie Boyd TRIMMINGS, Defendant-Appellant,

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Ackell, New York City, for appellant.

Howard L. Jacobs, New York City (Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty. for the Southern District of New York) (John E. Sprizzo, Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel), for appellee.

Before FRIENDLY, SMITH and MARSHALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This case follows the familiar pattern wherein a "special employee" introduces a federal narcotics agent to an addict who allegedly then sells narcotics to the agent, under observation by a surveilling agent. The defendant, Trimmings, having a previous federal and several state narcotics convictions, testified that the special employee had ingratiated himself by the gift of two $5 bags of heroin and subsequently enlisted Trimmings' aid in delivering an...

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