UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 78-1918.

590 F.2d 250 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Granted March 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Daniel Friedland, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

Charles W. Blau, Asst. U. S. Atty., Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, LAY and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Granted March 27, 1979.

PER CURIAM.

This case involves the correct wording of jury instructions on the defense of entrapment. Defendant Melvin Johnson appeals his conviction by a jury of conspiracy both to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it and to use a communications facility (a telephone) to facilitate that possession and distribution, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§...

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