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predisposition

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From 287 U.S. 435 - Sorrells v. United States · 1932Most cited · 4,296 citing opinions

The predisposition and criminal design of the defendant are relevant. But the issues raised and the evidence adduced must be pertinent to the controlling question whether the defendant is a person otherwise innocent whom the government is seeking to punish for an alleged offense which is the product of the creative activity of its own officials.