Legal Opinion
Bennie Ray Smith v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1971No. 25316PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
Bennie Ray Smith was convicted on two counts of selling and facilitating the sale of narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 174. The judgment of conviction was affirmed on appeal on February 26, 1968, 390 F.2d 401. On January 27, 1969 Smith filed a motion, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate his sentence, contending that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel by reason of the failure of his trial counsel to present the defense of entrapment. 1 Following an evidentiary hearing, the motion was denied. This appeal followed.
On appeal from his conviction Smith…
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