Legal Question in Criminal Law in Nevada

meth manufacturing

If the defendent had been clean for 27 months and police sent an undercover user into the home and started the defendent using again would that be grounds for entrapment?


Asked on 4/19/09, 11:22 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

James Smith James E. Smith Ltd.

Re: meth manufacturing

Entrapment involves giving someone an opportunity to commit a crime who is not inclined to commit a crime. Because of your history undercover obviously felt that you were susceptible to re-offend. Therefore, they presented an opportunity to test you and you failed. Unless there was duress or coercion involved this would not constitute entrapment.

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Answered on 4/19/09, 11:42 am


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