Legal Opinion
United States v. Olurotimi Olatunde Layeni
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 12, 1996No. 95-3032PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated Operation Wild Horse to target heroin importation and distribution in the Washington area. Appellant Olurotimi Olatunde Layeni was caught during the investigation. A jury convicted him of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin as well as multiple counts of heroin distribution. He challenges his conviction on two grounds. First, he contends there was evidence from which a reasonable juror could find he had been induced by a government informant, albeit indirectly, to…
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