U.S. v. Brooks, No. 99-3448 (8th Cir.) (215 F.3d 842) (June 14, 2000) (Judge Gerald W. Heaney)
It is a rare occurrence when a court finds that entrapment occurred as a matter of law - so when such a case comes along it is worth taking notice. In this case, the Eighth Circuit held that “unrelenting” coercive tactics by a paid informer demonstrated “an improper level of ...
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