The District Attorney's summation was inflammatory and the District Attorney did not heed the Trial Judge's direction to discontinue the objectionable statement. The Trial Judge's charge removed from the jury's consideration proper evidentiary elements of the defense of entrapment. Entrapment was defendant Grinage's sole defense. And while defendant Meeks was not relying on entrapment but rather on general denial, defendant Meeks would have been entitled to an acquittal if...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.