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Old 06-14-2007, 02:13 AM
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Default Re: To Catch a Predator, Revisited

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For example:
- Officer: Wanna buy some crack?
- Defendant: Sure!
Is not entrapment

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Are you sure about this? Because I know if the conversation goes:

- Officer: Can I buy some crack?
- Defendant: Sure!

That does count as entrapment and it cannot be used to gain a conviction.

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Your wrong about that. In fact, that scenario is an even worse fact pattern for entrapment because the defendant was already in possession of an illegal substance, and probably had the intent to sell it anyway. But even if the defendant had the crack for merely personally use and decided to sell it once the officer suggested, that would still not be entrapment. In order for there to be entrapment, the defendant must have been unwilling to commit the crime but for the inducement of the police officer. There must be something more than just a mere suggestion or invitation to commit the crime by the police officer.
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