entrapment
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Definitions from Case Law
From 287 U.S. 435 - Sorrells v. United States · 1932Most cited · 4,296 citing opinions
A different question is presented when the criminal design originates with the officials of the government, and they implant in the mind of an innocent person the disposition to commit the alleged offense and induce its commission in order that they may prosecute.