Legal Opinion
United States v. Terry Mason Grimes, United States of America v. Robert Allen Massey
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1971No. 20370_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants Grimes and Massey were convicted in the court below of forcibly breaking into a post office with the intent to commit larceny therein, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2115 (1964). On appeal, appellants raise two issues, both concerning the defense of entrapment. Appellants first contend that the jury’s verdict on entrapment was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. Secondly, relying on Williamson v. Unit ed States, 311 F.2d 441 (5th Cir. 1962), appellants argue that their conviction should be reversed because the government informer who…
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