UNITED STATES v. SIMON

No. 73-2833. Summary Calendar.

488 F.2d 133 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jasper Lee SIMON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Haas, Mobile, Ala. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Charles White-Spunner, U. S. Atty., Irwin W. Coleman, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Simon was convicted of violating 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a) (1) by distributing and possessing with intent to distribute marijuana. His sole defense was entrapment, and to rebut it the government offered the testimony of three law enforcement officers to show his predisposition to deal in narcotics.

Each officer based his testimony on conversations with a confidential informant. One said an informer told him Simon had a reputation for dealing in...

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