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MATHEWS v. UNITED STATES

No. 86-6109.

485 U.S. 58 (1988)

108 S.Ct. 883

99 L.Ed.2d 54

MATHEWS v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklyn M. Gimbel, by appointment of the Court, 481 U.S. 1046, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Jeffrey A. Kaufman and Marna M. Tess-Mattner.

Charles A. Rothfeld argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Weld, and Deputy Solicitor General Bryson.

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires the Court to decide whether a defendant in a federal criminal prosecution who denies commission of the crime may nonetheless have the jury instructed, where the evidence warrants, on the affirmative defense of entrapment. The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the ruling of the District Court, which had refused to instruct the jury as to entrapment because petitioner...

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