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U.S. v. Martinez-Villegas, No. CR 96-1123 DWW (C.D.Cal.) (993 F.Supp. 766) (February 2, 1998) (Judge David W. Williams)

After looking at numerous factors including lack of predisposition, the lucrative inducements offered and the overall unfairness of the sting operation, the court granted a significant departure based on sentencing entrapment.

This is one of those lonely decisions that shows the pent-up frustration of some judges over the Government's ability ...

 

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