Felix Ernesto Sosa v. Kurt Jones, Warden

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• holding that entrapment was not a constitutional defense and could not form basis for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254
• noting that “the Supreme Court has not yet recognized a constitutionally required entrapment defense”
• acknowledging doctrine of sentencing enhancement as explained by other courts, but not specifically recognizing or adopting it
• entrapment is a criminal defense that is not based on due process and is without “constitutional dimension”
• “Mr. Sosa has pointed to no Supreme Court precedent that ‘clearly establishes’ a federal prohibition of sentencing entrapment.”
• “The discussion of entrapment by the majority in Russell clearly demonstrates that the defense of entrapment is not based on due process.”

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