Ryles v. United States

MURRAH, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District <of Oklahoma on two counts charging illegal sales of narcotics in violation of 26 U.S.C.A. § 2554(a). Upon trial of the case and at the conclusion of the Government’s evidence, the defendant moved for a directed verdict of acquittal on the ground of entrapment. The motion was denied, defendant offered no evidence, and the case was submitted to the jury. The court specifically instructed the jury that the question of entrapment was one of law for the court, and limited their deliberation…