Legal Opinion
United States v. Demmler
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2011No. 09-3660PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Karl Demmler was convicted of obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and conspiracy. He was sentenced to eighty-four months’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, he argues that the district court deprived him of his constitutional right to a fundamentally fair trial and a reliable verdict by refusing to give an entrapment instruction to the jury; the district court plainly erred in defining the corrupt intent required to convict Demmler as “characterized by improper conduct”; and the district court’s eight-four month prison sentence…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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