Ossen v. Commonwealth

Joseph Ossen was indicted on two counts charging him with corruptly giving and offering to give to an executive *904officer a gift or gratuity, with intent to influence the act and decision of the executive officer in the performance of his duties in a matter then pending before him in his official capacity. Virginia Code, 1942, (Michie), section 4496. He pleaded not guilty. Upon his trial he relied upon the defense of entrapment. The trial court refused to submit the issue of entrapment to the jury and denied a motion to strike' the evidence of the Commonwealth as insufficient to sustain a…