Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Michigan
Entrapment
What is the legal definition for entrapment. What guidelines do the police have to abide by.
Asked on 5/01/02, 6:44 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: Entrapment
Entrapment generally is when law enforcement sets up a set of circumstances which entices one into comitting a crime when otherwise s/he would not do so.
The entrapment defense is tricky because it requires that one admit to the crime as a condition of raising the defense. If the jury doesn't believe the acccused, there is nothing left to determine.
Answered on 5/02/02, 9:02 am