Entrapment Defense

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Entrapment - United States
... The entrapment defense in the United States has evolved mainly through case law ... Two competing tests exist for determining whether entrapment has taken place, known as the "subjective" and "objective" tests ... The "subjective" test looks at the defendant's state of mind entrapment can be claimed if the defendant had no "predisposition" to commit the crime ...

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