UNITED STATES v. MARTIN

No. 75-4429 Summary Calendar.

533 F.2d 268 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerome E. MARTIN and Murkel B. Coppins, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Massey, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Martin.

Thomas F. Almon, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Coppins.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., R. Jerome Sanford, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Jerome E. Martin and Murkel B. Coppins have appealed in this case from their convictions after a jury trial for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Martin argues on appeal that the evidence established that he was entrapped as a matter of law and that the prosecutor's comment in closing argument deprived him...

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