United States v. J. C. Costello, AKA J. M. Costello

This is an appeal from a conviction of possession of LSD in violation of 21 U. S.C. § 844(a) 1 and of distributing LSD in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 2 The appellant, James Costello, argues that the district court erred in three respects: (1) denying his motion for a bill of particulars, (2) failing to instruct the jury on the defense of entrapment, and (3) imposing consecutive sentences for a single criminal act. We affirm.

Costello, a college student, went to the apartment of his friend, Bob Heine. About the time Costello arrived Heine received a call from a person identified as Sue,…