Legal Opinion
United States v. Nicholas Sterner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1994No. 91-50745PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SNEED; Dissent by Judge RYMER
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Nicholas Sterner appeals his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to sell and for delivery of stolen treasury checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 510. Because the entrapment instructions given to the jury misstated the law as set forth in Jacobson v. United States, — U.S.-, 112 S.Ct. 1535, 118 L.Ed.2d 174 (1992), we reverse Sterner’s conviction and remand for a new trial.
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FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS
On March 25, 1991, government informant Wayne Pedersen notified the Orange County District Attorney’s Office that…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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