The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 12: I Was Entrapped!
Entrapment pg 17: Entrapment In A Nutshell
With the body of the undercover bleeding to death in the background, Cora the Callgirl asks:
CORA
So if lying about being a cop isn’t Entrapment…
what is?
Essentially, it’s this:
IF:
(1.) The police caused you to commit a crime
AND
(2.) You wouldn’t have committed it otherwise,
THEN
(3.) You were entrapped.
Cora is upset
CORA
But that’s what I’m saying:
If I’d known he was a cop, I wouldn’t have done it.
How is that not entrapment?