Henry Maestas v. United States

SETH, Circuit Judge.

This is an' appeal from a conviction in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado on two counts of a four count indictment for the unlawful sale of narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 174.

The appellant urges that he is entitled to reversal on the following grounds:

1. The court erred when it denied his motion for judgment of acquittal, in that the officers entrapped him as a matter of law by the use of an informer or special employee paid on a contingent fee basis.

2. The court’s instructions on entrapment were erroneous and misleading.

3. The court…