People v. Sweet

Henry Sweet was convicted of four violations of Health and Safety Code, section 11501 (the sale, furnishing, or gift of narcotics); two violations of section 11531 (the sale, furnishing, or gift of marijuana); and one violation of section 11503 (the sale, furnishing, or gift of a non-narcotic substance after an agreement to sell, furnish, or give away a narcotic). Sweet appeals the judgment, claiming entrapment.

On 9 June 1965 Miss Barbara Etis, a narcotics addict with whom Sweet was acquainted, and a companion came to Sweet’s apartment and asked Sweet if he knew where they could buy heroin.…