Who Will Decide Whether the Facts Establish That Entrapment Occurred

question 18

Multiple Choice

Who will decide whether the facts establish that entrapment occurred if Adam presents this defense in a jury trial

• A)The judge acting as the trier of the facts.
• B)The jury acting as the trier of facts.
• C)The judge decides the legal issues; therefore the jury will not consider the facts involving entrapment.
• D)In a jury trial the jury decides all of the legal and factual issues.

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