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U.S. v. Sligh, No. 97-4284 (4th Cir.) (142 F.3d 761) (April 29, 1998) (Judge J. Michael Luttig)

Loaded on July 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists July 06, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Predisposition/Inducement.

Case vacated a conviction due to trial error in not giving an entrapment instruction to the jury when there was clear overreaching by an overzealous IRS agent.

If nothing else, this case proves that when issues are in vogue almost any defense is worth pursuing, even if it would not ...

 

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  10. U.S. v. Hinojosa-Gonzalez, No. 96-50584 (9th Cir.) (142 F.3d 1122) (April 2, 1998) (Per Curiam)
  11. U.S. v. Terry, No. 96-4919 (4th Cir.) (142 F.3d 702) (April 22, 1998) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
  12. U.S. v. Terry, No. 96-4919 (4th Cir.) (142 F.3d 702) (April 22, 1998) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
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  15. Gatto v. U.S., No. Crim. No. 92-233-2 (E.D.Pa.) (997 F.Supp. 620) (August 11, 1997) (Judge Jay C. Waldman)
  16. U.S. v. Glick, No. 97-1118, No. 1024 (2nd Cir.) (142 F.3d 520) (April 14, 1998) (Judge Donald P. Lay)
  17. U.S. v. Terry, No. 96-4919 (4th Cir.) (142 F.3d 702) (April 22, 1998) (Judge Karen J. Williams)
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