UNITED STATES v. SMEGAL

No. 84-2614.

772 F.2d 659 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Michael SMEGAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Gomez, Asst. U.S. Atty., Albuquerque, N.M. (William L. Lutz, U.S. Atty., Albuquerque, N.M., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Frank A. Baca, Albuquerque, N.M., for defendant-appellant.

Before HOLLOWAY and MOORE, Circuit Judges, and CROW, District Judge.


JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.

James Michael Smegal appeals from a conviction for possession and distribution of cocaine. His trial defense was entrapment, and his appeal is predicated principally upon asserted errors in the instructions given upon that defense. We have considered the instructions in light of these asserted errors and have concluded there is no merit to defendant's contentions; therefore, we affirm.

At trial, defendant took the stand and admitted...

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