UNITED STATES v. PUMA

No. 76-2817. Summary Calendar.

548 F.2d 508 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Samuel PUMA, Terrence Timothy Culkin, Ralph Thomas Gargiulo and Anthony Joseph Dagostino, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Blumenfeld, Miami, Fla., for Puma.

Michael B. Pollack, New York City, for Culkin.

Robert C. Josefsberg, Miami, Fla. (court-appointed), for Gargiulo.

Robert W. Rust, U.S. Atty., Bruce E. Wagner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEE and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 9, 1977.

PER CURIAM:

The four appellants were convicted after a bench trial of conspiring to possess and distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1970). Their main contention on appeal is that the trial judge should have found entrapment as a matter of law under the doctrine of United States v. Bueno, 447 F.2d 903 (5th Cir. 1971), cert...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

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.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases