Legal Opinion
United States v. Dean Hill
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1980No. 79-5366PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Dean Hill was convicted in a jury trial below of the knowing interstate transportation and sale of a stolen automobile in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2312, 2313, respectively. He now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in refusing his requested submission to the jury of an entrapment instruction. We affirm.
Background
The path of Hill’s conviction began with his introduction to Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics undercover agent Charles Spillers on January 4, 1978. Agent Spillers, posing as a trafficker in stolen automobiles, had arranged to be introduced to Hill…
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