United States v. George Jelvik

1 F.3d 1247 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George JELVIK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30407. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 16, 1993. Decided July 29, 1993. Before CANBY, WIGGINS and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. ENTRAPMENT 2 Whether the facts establish entrapment as a matter of law is reviewed de novo. United States v. Smith, 802 F.2d 1119, 1124 (9th Cir.1986). "Entrapment is generally a jury question," id., and "[w]e will not disturb the jury's finding unless, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, no reasonable jury could have concluded that [the defendant] was predisposed to commit the charged offense," United States v. Hart, 963 F.2d 1278, 1283 (9th Cir.1992); see also United States v. Reynoso-Ulloa, 548 F.2d 1329, 1336 (9th Cir.1977), cert. denied, 436 U.S. 926 (1978). "To establish entrapment as a matter of law,…