Legal Opinion
Peters v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 23, 1970No. 5-5451PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
We reverse appellant’s conviction of the crime of possession of marijuana alleged to have been committed on September 26, 1968, because of the refusal of the circuit judge to give appellant’s requested instruction on the defense of entrapment. The state does not contend that the proffered instruction was incorrect. It only contends that there was no evidence to warrant the giving of the instruction. We disagree with this argument.
The evidence showed that on September 25, 1968, Special Agent Bramwell of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics Control went to the commercial…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Goldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Osborn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Spears v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Patty v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
- Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1970
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