United States v. Jorge Mendez-Ortiz

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Jorge Mendez-Ortiz was convicted of conspiracy “to possess with intent to distribute quantities of heroin” in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. On appeal defendant argues that the district court committed reversible error by admitting testimony from a government witness which indicated that defendant had threatened and attempted to bribe the witness and by refusing to instruct the jury on the defense of indirect entrapment. Finding no merit in these arguments, we affirm.

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In late 1984, Special Agent Richard Stuart of the Drug Enforcement Administration…