Opinion ID: 746790
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Storm's Testimony

Text: 15 In response to Lopez's entrapment defense, Storm testified in the Government's rebuttal case that he did not entrap Lopez, but rather that Lopez was eager to sell him the cocaine. 16 He also testified that he and Sagoo were involved in a previous marijuana transaction. Sagoo told Storm that Lopez was the supplier. The marijuana from this previous transaction was seized by DEA agents in North Carolina. After agents seized the marijuana, Sagoo told Storm that Lopez claimed that Sagoo owed him $15,000. Storm testified that Sagoo's mother told him Lopez had threatened her concerning payment of the debt. Storm's knowledge concerning Lopez's involvement in the marijuana transaction derived only from these statements. 17 The district court overruled Lopez's hearsay and relevance objections to the out-of-court statements of Sagoo and his mother. Lopez requested and submitted a limiting instruction to advise the jury that all of this testimony was not admissible for the truth of the matters asserted. The district court refused to give this or any other limiting instruction.