United States v. John H. Tatar

John J. Tatar appeals from his conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 201(b) by corruptly promising to give a parcel of land to a public official (an officer of the Internal Revenue Service) with the intent of inducing him to violate his duty. Our jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

The appellant admitted, through his counsel [R.T., p. 49] that he offered the bribe as charged, but based his defense on the doctrine of entrapment. In his appeal, Tatar contends that (1) the evidence established entrapment as a matter of law, and (2) that the instructions of the trial court on the issue of…