Entrapment PC 647 Flashcards
1
Q
What is entrapment?
A
Situation in which a normally law-abiding individual is induced into committing a criminal act they otherwise would not have committed because of overbearing harassment, fraud, flattery or threats made by an official police source.
2
Q
What is defense?
A
Defense of entrapment to be applicable police must pressure the suspect by overbearing conduct.
3
Q
what can be not considered entrapment?
A
Ruses, stings, and decoys are permissible stratagems in the enforcement of criminal law, and they become invalid as entrapment only when badgering or importuning takes place to an extent and degree that is likely to induce an otherwise law-abiding person to commit a crime.
