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  • United States v. Peperno

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rendell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-1389

    Appellant appealed the district court's judgment of sentence, challenging its denial of his requested entrapment jury instruction and its application of certain sentencing enhancements for bribery. The court affirmed, holding that appellant was not entitled to an entrapment jury instruction where he failed to show both government inducement of criminal conduct and that he lacked predisposition to engage in the criminal acts. The court held further that the district court did not err in imposing sentencing enhancements for appellant's