What is the test for a claim that a sting operation conducted by the federal government violated a defendant's Fifth Amendment due process?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Wegman, 917 F.2d 1307 (9th Cir. 1990):
Wegman contends that the district court erred in failing to dismiss his indictment on the ground that the government's sting operation constituted outrageous government conduct violative of his Fifth Amendment due process rights. We review this claim de novo. See United States v. Wylie, 625 F.2d 1371, 1378 (9th Cir.1980), cert. denied, 445 U.S. 955, 100 S.Ct. 1698, 63 L.Ed.2d 791 (1981). We conclude that none of the government's actions constituted outrageous governmental conduct.
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