What is the test for the defense of entrapment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perry, A151474 (Cal. App. 2018):
Entrapment occurs when police conduct is likely to induce a normally law-abiding citizen to commit an offense. (People v. Watson (2000) 22 Cal.4th 220, 223.) We utilize an objective test and focus on the conduct of the police. (Ibid.) The trial court is required to instruct on the defense of entrapment only if substantial evidence supports the defense. (Id. at p. 222.)
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