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UNITED STATES v. THARPE

No. 15361.

443 F.2d 12 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Willie James THARPE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irvin B. Tucker, Jr., Raleigh, N. C. and H. L. Riddle, Jr., Morganton, N. C., for appellant.

William L. Osteen, U. S. Atty. for the Middle District of North Carolina, for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and BRYAN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Willie James Tharpe appeals his conviction for transporting nontaxpaid distilled liquor in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5601. At trial, Tharpe, who admitted the transaction, based his defense on entrapment. He contended he succumbed to the importunities of a government agent named Stokes and a government informer named Weatherman after he had initially set his will against breaking the law. The trial judge, however...

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