The word entrapment has been in the news lately. Here in Cleveland (home of Chancellor University), five (5) individuals were recently arrested and charged in federal court with conspiring to detonate a bomb(s) to destroy a bridge which handles a large amount of traffic and commuters each day. One lawyer has openly professed his belief that his client was entrapped by the government to commit this offense. Let’s discuss this defense and look at what the legal definition of entrapment is.
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