United States v. George Defeis and James Antonio

George DeFeis and James Antonio appeal from their convictions of possessing with intent to distribute and distributing 140 grams of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. They contend on appeal that the trial court erred in determining (1) that the entry by Drug Enforcement Agents into the apartment from which the cocaine was seized was unaccompanied by force, and (2) that 18 U.S.C. § 3109 (pertaining to the breaking of doors or windows of a house in the execution of a search warrant) 1 was not violated by the subterfuge of government agents in gaining entry. We…