Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth B. Terry, A/K/A "Kenny Polo,"
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 10, 2001No. 00-1079PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth Terry was convicted by a jury on evidence that he was a dealer in crack and powder cocaine. He argued in his defense that he was a former dealer trying to lead a clean life until he was pressured and enticed into the life of crime again by two undercover police informants. His appeal argues that the jury’s rejection of his entrapment defense resulted from the trial judge’s error in instructing the jury on entrapment. He also argues that his sentence was too severe because the government engaged in manipulation of his sentence by enticing him to deal specifically…
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