Legal Opinion

United States v. Sabino Antonio Rubio

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 13, 1988No. 87-1255PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Though defendant-appellant Rubio alleges several grounds of error, this appeal presents only two difficult questions: whether it was reversible error for the district court to refuse Rubio’s proposed jury instructions defining certain elements of the offense, and whether, without governmental inducement, Rubio would have been predisposed to commit both offenses charged. Finding that defendant was not deprived of an opportunity to have the jury consider his theory of defense, that he was predisposed to both send and receive child pornography through the mails, and…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. Giles v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. United States v. Brad Eugene Branch, Kevin Whitecliff, Jaime Castillo, Renos Lenny Avraam, Paul Fatta and Graeme Leonard CraddockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Stephen A. KnoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Barbara ChaneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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