· 3/4/1986
United States v. Lynn Dale Bogart, Edward Elbert Wingender, Teodaro Risquez, Defendants
Citations
- 783 F.2d 1428
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 22690
How courts have described this case
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- finding that only defendants to whom the government’s conduct is directed have standing to raise an outrageous government conduct claim
- remanding to district court for further findings of fact relevant to the government’s alleged role in creating criminal activity
- remanding for factfinding to determine whether government conduct was sufficiently outrageous to warrant dismissal
- courts have consistently rejected outrageous conduct challenges when the targeted criminal enterprise was underway before the government agent became involved
- remand not necessary where \factual nature of government's conduct is not disputed\ or is \very obvious or straightforward\
- due process defense must not swallow up the entrapment rule
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Judges: Farris, Pregerson, Norris
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