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· 12/12/1995

United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. James Albert McClelland Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

Citations

  • 72 F.3d 717
  • 95 Daily Journal DAR 16435
  • 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9443
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 35025

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting outrageous government conduct claim but noting that the government agent “did encourage McClelland at various times”
  • rejecting outrageous government conduct claim but noting that the government agent “did encourage McClelland at various times”
  • rejecting outrageous government conduct claim but noting that the government agent “did encourage McClelland at various times”
  • Dismissals for outrageous conduct must meet “extremely high standard” and be “grossly shocking and . . . outrageous,” such as where the government “completely fabricat[ed] the crime.”
  • defense of entrapment requires showing that government induced otherwise innocent person to commit crime

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Judges: Reinhardt, Trott, Schwarzer

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