“The Government’s provision of aid, incentive, and opportunity for commission of the crime amounts to an entrapment only if it appears that the defendant has done that which he would never have done were it not for the inducement of Government operatives.”
How later courts described this case
- “The Government’s provision of aid, incentive, and opportunity for commission of the crime amounts to an entrapment only if it appears that the defendant has done that which he would never have done were it not for the inducement of Government operatives.”
- but see Wagner v. Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, 772 F.2d 227, 230 (6th Cir.1985) (rejects Bivens claim on grounds plaintiff did not allege defendant was federal employee)
- city ordinance prohibiting operation of abortion clinics in local retail business districts held constitutional
- tremendous expense of trying lawsuit in distant jurisdiction may force settlement
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.