UNITED STATES v. WATSON

No. 73-1489.

489 F.2d 504 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America v. Leonard WATSON a/k/a "Step", Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Garfunkel, Defender Assn. of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

John F. Penrose, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before McLAUGHLIN, GIBBONS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a narcotics conviction raises the question of whether the trial court committed reversible error when it instructed the jury, in a bifurcated charge on the entrapment defense, that the defendant had the burden of proving the Government induced the criminal activity. Since we find that the defendant raised sufficient evidence of entrapment to be entitled...

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