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U.S. v. Barta, No. 13-3208 (7th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (January 28, 2015) (Judge David F. Hamilton)

Loaded on April 13, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists April 13, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Insufficient Evidence.

Here the Court vacated vacated a conviction for conspiracy to commit bribery on the grounds that the defendant was entrapped by the Government as a matter of law, stating the Government "is supposed to catch criminals, not create them”.

In this case, the Defendant, James Barta, was charged and convicted ...

 

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