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UNITED STATES v. BOCRA

No. 79-2271.

623 F.2d 281 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America v. William BOCRA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Padova (argued), Solo, Padova & Lisi, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant; Samuel V. Convery, Jr., Metuchen, N. J., of counsel.

Barry Ted Moskowitz (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert J. Del Tufo, U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., for appellee.

Before ROSENN and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and LAYTON, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant William Bocra was convicted of bribing an agent of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b) (1976)1 and was sentenced to a three-year prison term. At trial, Bocra's main defense was that he was the victim of entrapment by the IRS agent. In this direct appeal from the imposition of sentence, 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1976), Bocra charges, inter...

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