UNITED STATES v. SPAIN

No. 75-2127.

536 F.2d 170 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hubert SPAIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Wallace, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Samuel K. Skinner, U. S. Atty., William R. Coulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and TONE, Circuit Judges.


TONE, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was convicted in a jury trial of distributing controlled substances in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal, he argues that entrapment was established as a matter of law and that the prosecutor's closing argument was improper. We affirm.

The defense and prosecution offered sharply differing versions of the facts. We must assume for purposes of appeal that the jury accepted the government's version, which was...

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