Legal Opinion
United States v. John F. Bishop
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 26, 1966No. 103, Docket 30229PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises troublesome issues in an area of the criminal law under constant review — the entrapment defense. John Bishop was found by a jury to be guilty of 6 counts of possession, sale and delivery of counterfeit money, and 1 count of conspiracy. 1 He received a sentence of 5 years on each of the 7 counts, to run concurrently. We affirm his conviction.
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During the winter of 1964-65, a great many counterfeit bills appeared in the downtown business area of Brooklyn. One James Jackson was arrested by Secret Service agents on January 9, 1965 when he passed a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- David Louis Hansford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Harry Sagansky v. United States of America, Morris Weinstein v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by29 opinions
- United States v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Olga Valencia and William Suarez ValenciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Harold F. Mayo, Jr. And Mark A. McGarghanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Leonard Watson A/K/A 'Step'Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Alberto LlanesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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