UNITED STATES v. BELZER

Nos. 83-2130, 83-2146 and 83-2175.

743 F.2d 1213 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John A. BELZER, Jr., John M. Evans and Richard Clements, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 18, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 18, 1984.

Certiorari Denied January 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Hamilton, Parker, Brunner & Hamilton, Charles W. Lahey, South Bend, Ind., Kelly Leeman, Kelly Leeman & Assoc., Logansport, Ind., for defendants-appellants.

Evan M. Spangler, Asst. U.S. Atty., R. Lawrence Steele, Jr., U.S. Atty., Hammond, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and GORDON, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 18, 1984.

Certiorari Denied January 7, 1985. See 105 S.Ct. 788.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal following a jury trial in which the defendants were convicted of violating federal counterfeiting laws. The defendants' main argument on this appeal is that the government's undercover operation leading to their arrests was so outrageous as to violate fundamental principles of due process. We disagree...

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