Does a defendant wishing to claim entrapment must concede the crime charged?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Demma, 523 F.2d 981 (9th Cir. 1975):
The rule that a defendant wishing to claim entrapment must concede the crime charged was first announced in this circuit in Eastman v. United States, supra. The theory behind the rule is that it is factually inconsistent for a defendant to deny the crime charged, and, at the same time, to claim entrapment.
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