Legal Opinion
United States v. William George Ford
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1990No. 90-5028MNPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
William Ford appeals his conviction for aiding and abetting the distribution of heroin and for distributing heroin, both in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and the resulting sentence imposed. Ford argues on appeal that he was entrapped as a matter of law, that the government’s conduct was so outrageous that he should not be prosecuted, and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Because Ford was predisposed to commit the offenses for which he was convicted and the government’s conduct was not outrageous, we affirm the conviction. We reverse and remand…
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