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Criminal

Dec. 27, 2002

Failure to Instruct on Entrapment Reverses 3rd Strike

SACRAMENTO - A state trial judge violated a man's due process rights when he refused to issue a jury instruction on entrapment and eliminated his only hope to avoid a life sentence, a federal appeals panel has ruled.

        
        
        By Hudson Sangree
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - A state trial judge violated a man's due process rights when he refused to issue a jury instruction on entrapment and elim...

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