Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry Ray Wells
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 15, 1975No. 74-2317PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Wells was indicted on eight counts of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of a controlled substance, LSD. The eight counts involved four sales. He relied solely on the defense of entrapment. The jury found him not guilty as to the first transaction (Counts 1 and 2), but guilty as to the last three (Counts 3 — 8). Wells appeals from the guilty verdict, assigning as error an instruction given by the trial court. Finding no error, however, we affirm.
The jury was instructed that its task was to decide whether or not the defense of entrapment was available to…
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