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Entrapment

Oct 22, 2019

Trial delayed in Milwaukee Masonic temple shooting plot

The trial for a man accused of plotting a mass shooting in defense of Islam at a Masonic temple in downtown Milwaukee has been delayed.

Nov 20, 2012

Criminal Procedure — entrapment

11-3781 U.S. v. Plowman

Sep 26, 2012

Criminal Procedure — entrapment

10-3725, 10-3726, 11-2262 & 11-2439 U.S. v. Kindle

Jun 7, 2011

10-2761 U.S. v. Gustin

Criminal Procedure Entrapment It can not be error for a district judge to permit defense counsel to omit an entrapment defense. “If an entrapment defense offers the best chance of acquittal, its omission could reflect ineffective assistance of counsel, but it could not demonstrate judicial error. Gustin does not contend that his trial lawyer furnished […]

Mar 10, 2011

2010AP82-CR State v. Jacques

Criminal Procedure Entrapment A jury found John L. Jacques guilty of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. See Wis. Stat. § 948.075(1r) (2009-10). The primary witness at trial was the police officer who posed as a thirteen-year-old girl in an internet chat room and engaged in on-line chats with Jacques. Jacques contends […]

Jan 26, 2011

2009AP1977-CR State v. Achha

Using a Computer to Facilitate a Child Sex Crime Entrapment Tushar S. Achha appeals from his conviction for using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. The first issue he raises is the contention that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. He did not present this issue to the trial court before filing […]

Sep 27, 2010

08-2267 U.S. v Orr

Criminal Procedure Entrapment Where the defendant made the initial suggestion to commit a crime, and bragged about other crimes he’d committed, he was not entrapped by the government. “Here, all factors indicate that Orr was predisposed to commit the charged offense. As noted earlier, Orr was the one that first suggested training Spaden’s daughters, and […]

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