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As far as I know, entrapment in the US is very specific and only counts of you do a criminal activity because someone is a police officer. I.e. If a police off
by Sebb767 6y ago
As far as I know, entrapment in the US is very specific and only counts of you do a criminal activity because someone is a police officer.
I.e. If a police officer talks you into selling drugs you're totally on the hook unless he said something along the lines of "I'm from the police, it's fine / you must".
- ceejayoz 6y agoNo. Entrapment in the US means they push you into doing something you weren’t inclined to do. A cop saying “I’m a cop and you have to smash this window or someone will die!” is indeed a form of it, but there are others. An undercover cop who pushes and prods and begs you to get them some pot until you give in is entrapment, even if they never reveal they’re a cop.
- rcxdude 6y ago> An undercover cop who pushes and prods and begs you to get them some pot until you give in is entrapment Only if they are actually coercing you (e.g. by physically threatening you). Asking really nicely or being annoying doesn't count.
- ceejayoz 6y agoNo. Coercion and threats are not necessary. Persistence alone counts. For example, California's jury instructions on the defense: https://www.justia.com/criminal/docs/calcrim/3400/3408/ https://www.justia.com/criminal/docs/calcrim/3400/3408/ > Some examples of entrapment might include conduct like badgering, persuasion by flattery or coaxing, repeated and insistent requests, or an appeal to friendship or sympathy. Or SCOTUS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_v._United_States > Unanimously, the Court overturned the conviction of a recovering New York drug addict who had been repeatedly solicited for drug sales by a fellow former addict who was working with federal agents.