Legal Opinion
State v. Swain
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 8, 1974No. 2214-1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, J.
Defendant, Samuel Swain, Jr., appeals from a conviction on two counts of delivery of heroin in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
The sole question raised is whether, as a matter of law, defendant was entrapped so as to require the conviction be reversed and the charges dismissed.
The facts as the trial court found or could have found them are these. On October 21, 1972, about noon, Seattle Police Officer Harry C. Bailey was working as an undercover narcotics agent in Seattle, Washington. He was assisted by a Seattle police informer named Wade, a drug addict. Officer Bailey was…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by13 opinions
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