United States of America, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Adrian F. Searcy, Appellee/cross-Appellant

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This case is about a claim of sentencing entrapment. The defendant, Adrian Sear-cy (appellee in this Court) pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine base (crack) with intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). A sentencing hearing was held at which evidence was taken from both sides. The District Court rejected Mr. Searcy’s claim that, before commission of the crime, he had been predisposed to sell only powder cocaine. The Court imposed a sentence of 110 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, plus the…