Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

If a state trooper is parked in the wood's with no lights on and the car is not visable and he/she steps out onto the trail to stop you is that intrapment or legal?


Asked on 7/04/10, 4:44 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

It's legal to be sure.

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Answered on 7/04/10, 7:54 am
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Entrapment is when the police pressure someone into committing a crime he would not have otherwise been willing to commit. The situation you describe doesn't even remotely resemble entrapment.

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Answered on 7/04/10, 1:53 pm


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