Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1987No. 50763PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SATZ, Presiding Judge.
Defendant was convicted of delivery of a Schedule I controlled substance, Phency-clindine (PCP), in violation of § 195.020 RSMo. 1978. He was found to be a persistent offender, § 195.200.1(5) RSMo. 1978, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant appeals. We affirm.
Defendant contends the trial court improperly refused to instruct the jury on entrapment. We disagree.
“An ‘entrapment’ is perpetrated if the law enforcement officer or a person acting in cooperation with [the] officer, for the purpose of obtaining evidence of the commission of an offense, solicits,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
- State v. WillisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- State v. CoffmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. DisandroMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. FosterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. MannsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. WorstellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. DickensMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Jackson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989