Legal Opinion
United States v. Fred Steinberg and Dennis Riese
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 7, 1977No. 373, 374, Dockets 76-1253, 76-1258PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:
Fred Steinberg and Dennis Riese appeal from judgments of convictions entered on May 21, 1976 by Judge Inzer B. Wyatt of the Southern district following an eight-day jury trial/ Their principal claim on appeal is that they were victims of entrapment and should have been acquitted as a matter of law. We affirm the convictions.
Counts 2 through 7 of the indictment charged Steinberg and Riese with offering bribes to public officials in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b); free meals were the bribe alleged in count 2, and $1000 in cash was the bribe alleged in each of the last…
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- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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- United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Larry KnohlCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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