U.S. v. Hollingsworth, No. 92-2399 (7th Cir.) (27 F.3d 1196) (June 2, 1994) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
In this case a sharply divided en banc Court attempted to "clarify" the meaning of predisposition - the critical issue to be determined when a person claims the defense of entrapment. In reversing a conviction, the majority essentially concluded that the defendants were not in the position to commit the …
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