Halling v. United States

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Dec. 23, 1968.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1968-12-23

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently March 1971

3 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1968-12-23

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¶1Walter V. Beasley, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

¶2Charles L. Goodson, U. S. Atty., Robert L. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

¶3Before BELL and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges, and HOOPER, District Judge.

¶4PER CURIAM:

¶5Appellant was convicted on both counts of a two count indictment charging him, respectively, with selling cocaine in violation of Title 26 U.S.C.A. §§ 4705(a) and 7237(b), and with transferring mari*180huana in violation of Title 26, §§ 4742(a) and 7237(b). He was sentenced to five years imprisonment on each count with the sentences to run concurrently.

¶6The defense was unlawful entrapment. Appellant contends that the court erred in its charge on entrapment. Assuming arguendo that the evidence warranted a charge on entrapment, we hold that there was no error in the charge.

¶7Affirmed.