United States v. Robert Benveniste

JAMESON, District Judge:

Appellant, Robert Benveniste, was convicted in a jury trial on one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and four counts of posses-' sion of cocaine with intent to distribute and distribution in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Appellant claims error in (1) the exclusion of testimony relevant and crucial to his defense of entrapment; (2) admission of hearsay testimony by a Government informant; (3) exclusion of the results of a polygraph examination; and (4) exclusion of exculpatory psychiatric testimony.

We conclude that the…