Legal Opinion
United States v. Salvador Sotelo-Murillo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1989No. 85-5291PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Sotelo was convicted of two counts of distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He appeals the conviction, arguing that the court erred in (1) failing to instruct the jury on the defenses of entrapment and outrageous government conduct; (2) failing to instruct the jury concerning the alleged felony conviction of a testifying government informant; and (3) admitting expert testimony relating to the typical life-style of brokers of Mexican brown heroin. Because the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury on entrapment, we reverse.
FACTS
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