Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Manzella
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 1986No. 85-2185, 85-2243PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Louis Manzella of one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and to possess it with intent to distribute it, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The judge sentenced Manzel-la to prison for two and a half years on each count, the sentences to run concurrently. Manzella appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to convict him on either count and that the judge should have given an instruction on entrapment.
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2Cases cited38 opinions
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- United States v. DeLunaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by135 opinions
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