Legal Opinion

State v. Foster

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 5, 2014No. COA13-1084PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEER, Judge.

Defendant Brandon Mikal Foster appeals his conviction of delivery of cocaine. Defendant argues on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of entrapment. Based on defendant’s evidence that an undercover officer tricked defendant into believing that the officer was romantically interested in defendant in order to persuade defendant to obtain cocaine for him, that defendant had no predisposition to commit a drug offense such as delivering cocaine, and that the criminal design originated solely with the officer, we hold that the trial court…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. State v. HennisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  3. State v. StanleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  4. State v. HagemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  5. Douglas D. Chappee v. George VoseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. HooperCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2021
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  3. State v. KellerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2020
  4. State v. KellerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2020
  5. State v. RussellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2020

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