United States v. Thomas Lee Crawford

Appellant Thomas Lee Crawford was convicted on five counts of unlawful possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. On appeal he contends that: (a) his proffered questions on entrapment should have been asked by the court of the jurors during voir dire; and (b) that the prosecution did not prove his propensity to commit the crime in order to justify government agents contacting him with an offer to buy stolen credit cards.

We do not find Crawford’s first contention persuasive. He cites Brundage v. United States, 365 F.2d 616 (10th Cir. 1966) and Frasier v. United States, 267…