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U.S. v. LOPEZTEGUI

No. 99-4230.

230 F.3d 1000 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge M. LOPEZTEGUI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 25, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Lipscomb (argued), Thomas P. Schneider, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for plaintiff-appellee.

Katherine R. Kruse, Emily Feinstein (law student), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Were we giving awards for creativity, novelty, or perhaps even chutzpah, Jorge M. Lopeztegui would be a serious candidate to receive one. Lopeztegui, convicted on various drug charges, wants a new trial so he can raise an entrapment defense. And the basis for the defense is quite unusual. He wants to argue that the government intentionally kept him out of jail, and because he was free, he committed...

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