Explain the Entrapment Defense

question 33

Essay

Explain the entrapment defense.How is this an "affirmative" defense? What is the danger inherent in posing such a defense? Give a hypothetical scenario in which a defendant might attempt to argue entrapment but would be unsuccessful.Explain the defendant's failure to argue this defense.

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