Legal Opinion
Joe Aragon Martinez v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1967No. 9109PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
This is a direct appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence following a jury conviction on two counts of an indictment charging violations of 26 U.S.C. § 4744(a) and § 4742(a).
At the trial appellant, who was the defendant there, urged entrapment as a defense and here complains about the inadequacy of the trial court’s instruction to the jury on entrapment. 1
The defense of entrapment was unknown to the common law. Although it is now firmly entrenched in federal jurisprudence it is still not recognized in some state jurisdictions. 2 It may be described as an…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Masciale v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Henry Maestas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by58 opinions
- United States v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Francis William GroesselCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Olga Valencia and William Suarez ValenciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Michael S. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Francis Gurule A/K/A FrankCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
53 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.