William Nordeste v. United States

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

William Nordeste appeals from his conviction on six counts of a seven-count indictment charging him with selling, concealing, facilitating the sale, transportation and concealment, bartering and exchanging’ quantities of heroin on April 1 and 12, and June 2, 1965, in violation of the narcotic laws. 1

Nordeste, who did not take the witness stand, stipulated that he had done each of the acts alleged in the indictment. His sole defense at the trial was entrapment. On this appeal he argues that the charge to the jury on the issue of entrapment was prejudicially erroneous in…