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What Qualifies as Entrapment in Tennessee?

By Baker Associates

From time to time, a potential client accused of a crime will call up one of our TN criminal defense attorneys with allegations that an undercover police officer tricked him into doing an unlawful act. When the officer merely provides an opportunity for a suspect to commit a crime, the client has no defense. However, when the client comes to us with facts that the officer took steps to persuade him to do an unlawful act, we start thinking about the defense of entrapment. If there is sufficient evidence of persuasion or inducement, the client may not be criminally liable for the crime of which he is accused. Specifically, Tennessee law provides that ?it is a defense to prosecution that law enforcement officials, acting either directly or through an agent, induced or persuaded an otherwise unwilling person to commit an unlawful act when the person was not otherwise predisposed to do so...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).