Entrapment

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:containsElement inducement by law enforcement
lack of predisposition to commit the crime
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:entrapment_by_estoppel
sting operation
gptkbp:defenseMechanism affirmative defense
gptkbp:defines a practice whereby a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Entrapment
gptkbp:notADefenseTo private enticement
gptkbp:notAValidDefenseIn civil law
gptkbp:originatedIn early 20th century jurisprudence
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:United_Kingdom_law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jacobson_v._United_States
gptkb:Sherman_v._United_States
gptkb:Sorrells_v._United_States
criminal procedure
police misconduct
gptkbp:requires government inducement
lack of predisposition
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:crime
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tar_Baby
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4