UNITED STATES v. BLANKENSHIP

No. 84-3737.

775 F.2d 735 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Charles BLANKENSHIP, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Marco, argued, Medina, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas Bauer, U.S. Atty. Office, Akron, Ohio, Roger M. Synenberg, argued, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge and MERRITT and CONTIE, Circuit Judges.


LIVELY, Chief Judge.

The principal issue raised by this appeal is the extent to which the government may use evidence of "other crimes, wrongs, or acts" to establish predisposition on the part of a defendant who admits the acts charged in the indictment but relies on a defense of entrapment. The appeal also raises the question of when a trial court may permit the prosecution to reopen its case after it has rested. Finally...

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