UNITED STATES v. ORTIZ

No. 85-1430.

804 F.2d 1161 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Banta, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellant.

Brent D. Ward, U.S. Atty., and Wayne T. Dance, Asst. U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, MOORE and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.


BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant (defendant) appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and possession and distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court erroneously prohibited him from pursuing the defense of entrapment, (2) whether the...

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