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.

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356 U.S. 369

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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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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