United States v. Peter Harold Korn

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This case is another spinoff from Oviedo v. U. S., 525 F.2d 881 (CA5, 1976).

The appellee Peter Korn was indicted for knowingly and intentionally attempting to distribute a controlled substance, 40,000 units of methaqualone. The defense moved to dismiss the indictment, and for purposes of the motion admitted that Korn had entered into negotiations with a government undercover agent and a government informer for the purchase of 40,000 methaqualone tablets. The negotiations were “successful” and it was agreed that Korn would purchase the tablets from the informer for…