U.S. v. SISTRUNK

No. 09-12798.

622 F.3d 1328 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tavaris SISTRUNK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wylie , (Court-Appointed), Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jonathan D. Colan , Anne R. Schultz , Miami, FL, Phillip DiRosa , Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BARKETT and MARCUS, Circuit Judges, and HOOD, District Judge.


HOOD, District Judge.

Tavaris Sistrunk appeals his conviction by a jury of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He argues that: (1) the district court erred by ruling, as a matter of law, that the entrapment defense did not apply to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) because it is a strict liability offense; (2) that withdrawal of the entrapment instruction with respect to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) violated Fed.R.Crim.P...

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