Lee v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
1DissentIrving, J.
¶ 12. I respectfully dissent from the majority’s affirmance of Lee’s conviction and sentence because in my opinion, he presented un-rebutted testimony that the cocaine was supplied by a confidential informant and this testimony was not unreasonable or improbable on its face. The sole issue presented by Lee, taken verbatim from his brief, is:
WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN NOT FINDING THAT LARRY LEE WAS ENTRAPPED AS A MATTER OF LAW GIVEN HIS UNCONTRADICTED TESTIMONY THAT THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT SUPPLIED TO HIM DRUGS THAT WERE LATER PURCHASED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
¶ 13. Entrapment is a defense…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Hopson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Tanner v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Jones v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- Sylar v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1976
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