Legal Opinion
United States v. Batres-Santolino
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 21, 1981No. CR-81-0100-MHPPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PATEL, District Judge.
Defendants have been indicted for conspiracy to import cocaine, and conspiracy to possess it with intent to distribute. The charges arise out of certain transactions with a DEA agent and a DEA informant in Quito, Ecuador. Defendants argue that the informant induced them to enter into the conspiracy, and they have moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that it was obtained by virtue of outrageous government conduct amounting to a violation of due process. This motion raises an issue of law for the court, United States v. Wylie, 625 F.2d 1371, 1378 (9th Cir.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. William Christopher Twigg, Iii, United States of America v. Henry Alfred NevilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- United States v. Bobby Ray MosleyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Lynn Dale Bogart, Edward Elbert Wingender, Teodaro Risquez, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Richard Lynn Pitt, in No. 98-7383 United States of America v. William Michael Strube, Also Known as Mike Strube, in No. 98-7497Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
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