Legal Opinion
Joseph Anthony Accardi, Stephen Morales and Herman John Doming v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 27, 1958No. 16467PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is whether the conviction of Joseph Anthony Accardi should be set aside on the ground that as a matter of law he was entrapped by government agents.
Accardi, Herman John Doming, Stephen (Steamboat) Morales, and Anthony Segro were indicted for conspiracy to acquire and transfer marihuana in violation of the law. 1 Segro pleaded guilty; the other defendants went to trial. The issue of entrapment went to the jury. 2 The jury found all the defendants guilty. But — it recommended leniency for Accardi. Each defendant was sentenced to five years…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- United States v. David BuenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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- United States v. Francis William GroesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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