United States v. Luther Hill, Jr.

This case reaches us for the second time, defendant’s first conviction for violations of the federal narcotics laws, including 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a), having been vacated for trial error in instructions pertaining to the issue of entrapment. United States v. Hill, 10 Cir., 444 F.2d 115. In the instant case, defendant’s principal appellate contention is that the trial court erred in refusing to hold that, the evidence established the defense of entrapment as a matter of law. We consider the contention to be without merit.

The government’s sole witness at the second trial was Eddy Brown, a special…