GOVERNMENT OF CANAL ZONE v. RISBROOK

No. 71-3295 Summary Calendar.

454 F.2d 725 (1972)

The GOVERNMENT OF the CANAL ZONE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Calvin Charles R. (RISBROOK), Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 4, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Sheridan, Jr., Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, for respondent-appellant.

Lester Engler, U. S. Atty., Thomas E. Haney, Wallace D. Baldwin, Asst. U. S. Attys., Balboa, Canal Zone, for petitioner-appellee.

Before BELL, DYER and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Entrapment is the sole issue raised by Risbrook in this appeal. Having testified that he never dispensed cocaine or possessed marijuana with intent to dispense it in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a) (1), Risbrook nevertheless contends that he was entrapped. The district court, sitting without a jury, held that under these circumstances this defense was not available, and there being abundant proof of Risbrook's guilt he was convicted of the offenses...

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