Legal Opinion
United States v. Francis William Groessel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1971No. 29848PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Groessel appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury conviction of conspiracy to transport and to cause to be transported in foreign commerce three stolen trucks in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 371. Groessel's main points on appeal are that the District Court erred in denying a motion to dismiss the indictment for want of federal jurisdiction, in denying a motion for acquittal based on entrapment as a matter of law, and in failing to properly charge the jury on the issue of entrapment. We affirm.
On September 21, 1969, Clark, an acquaintance of Groessel, contacted Adame, a…
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