United States v. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. And Alexander Feinberg

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• concluding that the court's erroneous statement in responding to a jury note did not warrant reversal because, inter alia, the erroneous statement was followed by a rereading of the full charge on entrapment, which correctly set forth the applicable principles
• concluding that the court’s erroneous statement in responding to a jury note did not warrant reversal because, inter alia, the erroneous statement was followed by a rereading of the full charge on entrapment, which correctly set forth the applicable principles
• discussing the predisposition element of the entrapment defense and stating that \[t]he phrase `ready and willing' adequately captures that concept and does so in a manner likely to be comprehensible to juries\
• discussing the predisposition element of the entrapment defense and stating that “[t]he phrase ‘ready and willing’ adequately captures that concept and does so in a manner likely to be comprehensible to juries”
• “Simply cultivating the friendship of a target preparatory to presenting a criminal opportunity is not inducement to commit a crime”
• upholding conviction where conspiracy proved some time within charged period

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