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U.S. v. ACOSTA

No. 94-2047.

67 F.3d 334 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jesus M. ACOSTA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Briody, Providence, RI, by Appointment of the Court, for appellant.

Michael P. Iannotti, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Attorney, was on brief for the United States.

Before BOUDIN, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Jesus Acosta was indicted on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). A jury convicted Acosta on one count and acquitted on the other, and Acosta was then given a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). He now appeals, raising as his main issue a claim of entrapment. The evidence at trial, taken in the light most favorable...

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