Com. v. Mance

422 Pa. Superior Ct. 584 (1993)

619 A.2d 1378

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Charles A. MANCE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 14, 1992.

Filed February 17, 1993.

Paul D. Boas, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Kemal A. Mericli, Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, for Com., appellee.

Before TAMILIA, JOHNSON and HESTER, JJ.

JOHNSON, Judge:

In this appeal we are asked to further define when police conduct during a reverse sting operation becomes so outrageous as to violate due process. A reverse sting is an undercover operation in which the government agents pretend to be selling (rather than…