UNITED STATES v. EDDINGS

No. 72-2162.

478 F.2d 67 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy EDDINGS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pierce Winningham, Jr., Jackson, Tenn., (Court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Callis L. Childs, Asst. U. S. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee; Thomas F. Turley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., on brief.

Before PECK, McCREE and KENT, Circuit Judges.


McCREE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of possession and transportation of non-tax-paid whiskey, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5604(a)(1). On appeal, he contends that he was entrapped as a matter of law; that he was denied the opportunity to present an effective defense by the failure of the Government to disclose to him, both before and during trial, the name of an informer who allegedly...

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