Legal Opinion
United States v. Frederick W. Klosterman. United States v. John R. Deeney, Jr. United States v. Joseph A. Stafford
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 1957No. 12190-12192_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
These criminal appeals involve the defense of entrapment and present for our consideration the issue of whether the criminal intent proceeded from government agents or whether these agents simply afforded opportunities to those already disposed to the alleged criminality.
Appellants Deeney, Stafford, and Klosterman were indicted on January 26, 1956, on two counts. The first count charged that the three appellants conspired in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371(1) to defraud the United States, and (2) to commit the offense of bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201. The second…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Butts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
- Morei v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- United States v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by45 opinions
- United States of America, in No. 81-1020 v. Jannotti, Harry P. United States of America, in No. 81-1021 v. Schwartz, George XCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- William Clayton Pierce v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Arnold L. Hollingsworth, Jr. And William A. Pickard, IIICourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Leonard Watson A/K/A 'Step'Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. JannottiDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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