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UNITED STATES v. JENRETTE

No. 83-2281.

744 F.2d 817 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America v. John W. JENRETTE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 18, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Robinson and W. Gary Kohlman, Washington, D.C., with whom Dennis M. Hart and Stanley Brand, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Reid H. Weingarten, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TAMM and STARR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

Former Congressman John Jenrette appeals his conviction on bribery charges stemming from the undercover operation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) known as "Abscam." Jenrette contends that 1) the trial court erred in declining to instruct the jury on the defense of duress; 2) the evidence adduced at trial established entrapment as...

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