Legal Opinion

United States v. Amador Garcia, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 3, 1977No. 75-4469, 75-4487PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Amador Garcia, Jr. was convicted on December 19, 1975 of conspiracy to possess heroin with the intent to distribute, 1 possession of heroin with intent to distribute) distribution of heroin, 2 and assaulting a federal officer. 3 The defendant’s sole contention is that the evidence presented raised the issue of entrapment. The trial court refused to instruct the jury on this defense. We agree that the evidence did not raise the issue and affirm.

The evidence presented by the government indicated that on July 29, 1975, the defendant was introduced to a purported…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. William Clayton Pierce v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Robert L. Strauss v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. United States v. William Christopher Twigg, Iii, United States of America v. Henry Alfred NevilleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  2. United States v. Herman Mers, Lester Mers, Randy James Myers, Paul J. FerranteCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Richard Scott McLernon Kido Yaqui, Sherri Louise Farrell, Miguel Angel Carranza, and Marco Antonio Valdez-CotaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  4. State v. BatisteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. United States v. Ray Martinez Edgar Buezo, A/K/A Edgar Martinez Eloy Carranza and Rudy RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992

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