Sherman v. United States (356 U.S. 369)
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| Sherman v. United States, 356 U.S. 369 (1958), was a United States Supreme Court case on the issue of entrapment. Unanimously, the Court overturned the conviction of a recovering New York drug addict who had been repeatedly solicited for drug sales by a fellow former addict who was working with federal agents. — Excerpted from Sherman v. United States on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
United States Supreme Court
SHERMAN v. UNITED STATES
Argued: Jan. 16, 1958. --- Decided: May 19, 1958
Mr. Henry A. Lowenberg, New York City, for the petitioner.
Mr. James W. Knapp, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.
Mr. Chief Justice WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.
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