United States v. Blais

I agree the objective entrapment or due process defense was not available to appellant and his pleas of guilty were properly accepted by the military judge.

Ten years ago in United States v. Hebert, 1 M.J. 84 (C.M.A.1975), the United States Court of Military Appeals held that objective entrapment would exist as a matter of law where government agents provide the contraband which ultimately form the basis for a controlled purchase by the government. Id. at 85 n. 3. A year later in Hampton v. United States, 425 U.S. 484, 96 S.Ct. 1646, 48 L.Ed.2d 113 (1976), the United States Supreme Court…