UNITED STATES v. DUKES

No. 73-1118 Summary Calendar.

479 F.2d 324 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony Coleman DUKES, a/k/a Hoppy, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas F. Maniscalco, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Eugene A. Medori, Jr., Ass't U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, DYER and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DYER, Circuit Judge:

Dukes appeals from his conviction of distributing a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1). He raises three points on appeal: (1) that he was entitled to an entrapment defense as a matter of law; (2) that the giving of a charge containing the words "unlawful entrapment" was reversible error; and (3) that the jury list was improper because it allegedly did not have on it, and made no provision for, anyone between the...

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