Legal Opinion

Foster v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided December 4, 2000No. 32904PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By the Court,

Agosti, J.:

The issues in this appeal concern the defense of entrapment. A jury found appellant Troy Anthony Foster guilty of unlawful sale of a controlled substance after Foster sold crack cocaine to an undercover officer. On appeal, Foster contends that: (1) he was entrapped as a matter of law because the undercover officer did not have reasonable cause to believe Foster was predisposed to sell drugs before approaching him; (2) the district court did not properly instruct the jury on the defense of entrapment; and (3) the district court erred by admitting evidence of his…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. United States v. DionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Petrocelli v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Tinch v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Hardin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  5. Washington v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2001

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