Talk:Entrapment

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Contents 1 Where in the law is entrapment? = 1.1 ============= 2 What is the source of the prohibition against entrapment? 3 Eh? 4 Insularity

[edit] Where in the law is entrapment? =

What legal authority (US Constitution; US Supreme Court; Federal Law; state-level authorities?) makes entrapment a crime?

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I'm not sure what the correct form is for pointing out an inconsistency, but in the article for abscam it says the conviction of richard kelly was overturned in 1982 thanks to an entrapment defense.

But in entrapment the statement "the defense of entrapment was unsuccessful in the Abscam operation in which several members of the United States Congress were convicted of accepting bribes." says that entrapment was unsuccessful in all cases.

I don't know which is correct. I'm cross posting this to the abscam talk page.

[edit] What is the source of the prohibition against entrapment?

This article should tell why entrapment is illegal. Is it in the Constitution, a Supreme Court decision, other case law, or what? (That's what I came here to find out!!)

In the UK it is generally case law. For most matters the decision as to the acceptability of evidence is for the Court to make.

[edit] Eh?

Could someone please explain how the myths about police officers have to do with entrapment?

this relates to the idea that you can avoid being entrapped by asking the purchaser if they are an enforcement/police officer.

[edit] Insularity

This article seems to assume that it is discussing the law in some parts of the North American continent. It should be rewritten to provide a less insular context. Which countries other than the USA and Canada have laws of entrapment (for or against)? Also, why is entrapment against the law in some countries? This is not intuitive.

I had already added some material with regard to the UK situation. I did once see an article which referred to the situation in various countries/legislatures. My recollection is that it said that the US regime had the strictest controls and even there these did not apply if there was evidence of similar activity in the past. i will try to post it if I find it.