Question 1

Which of the following best describes entrapment?
A) It is a way police officers can take advantage of a suspect.
B) It is a defense in criminal law that questions the propriety of police action.
C) It is a form of employee fraud.
D) It is a defense used by the police to explain an act of dishonesty.

Accepted Answer

Entrapment is a defense in criminal law where the defendant argues that they were induced by law enforcement agents to commit a crime they otherwise would not have committed. It questions the propriety of police action, suggesting that the police or other law enforcement agents initiated the idea of the crime and persuaded the defendant to engage in it.

Question 2

Entrapment is defined as the actions of government officials with the goal of ________ to induce a person to commit a crime that was not contemplated by the person.
A) Monetary gain
B) Publicity
C) Criminal prosecution
D) Civil prosecution

Accepted Answer

Entrapment involves actions by government officials aimed at criminal prosecution, where they induce an individual to commit a crime they had not planned to commit, often to secure a conviction.

Question 3

The ________ entrapment test focuses on a defendant's predisposition, and holds that entrapment exists only if the accused had no predisposition to commit the offense but did so because of inducement by the government agent.
A) Reasonable
B) Unreasonable
C) Subjective
D) Objective

Accepted Answer

The subjective entrapment test evaluates whether the defendant was predisposed to commit the crime, considering entrapment valid only if the defendant had no such predisposition before the government's inducement.

Question 4

The ________ entrapment test focuses on the conduct of the government agent by asking: Were the activities of the government agent so instigative that they could well have induced an innocent person to commit the crime?
A) Reasonable
B) Unreasonable
C) Subjective
D) Objective

Accepted Answer

The objective entrapment test evaluates whether the government's conduct would have induced a normally law-abiding person to commit the crime, focusing on the actions of the government agent rather than the defendant's predisposition.

Question 5

In which of the following decisions did the Court rule that there is entrapment if the government induces an individual to commit a crime that he or she otherwise would not have committed?
A) United States v. Russell
B) United States v. Leon
C) Sherman v. United States
D) Weeks v. United States

Accepted Answer

Sherman v. United States is the case where the Supreme Court ruled that entrapment occurs when the government induces an individual to commit a crime that they otherwise would not have committed. This decision emphasizes the principle that law enforcement cannot provoke or create a crime and then charge someone with committing it.

Question 6

The current ________ view on the entrapment defense rejects the predisposition test and focuses solely on the conduct of the government. If the conduct of the government is outrageous, the accused is entitled to the entrapment defense.
A) Reasonable
B) Unreasonable
C) Majority
D) Minority

Accepted Answer

The minority view on entrapment focuses on the conduct of the government rather than the predisposition of the defendant, considering whether the government's actions were outrageous.

Question 7

The factual issue of whether the defendant was actually entrapped is a question of ________, not a question of ________.
A) Law/fact
B) Fact/law
C) Trust/fact
D) Fact/trust

Accepted Answer

The factual issue of whether the defendant was actually entrapped is a question of fact, not a question of law. This means it is up to a jury or judge to determine the facts of the case (whether entrapment occurred) rather than applying legal principles to decide the issue.

Question 8

If entrapment evidence is brought into trial, who decides whether police actions would have induced a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime?
A) The judge
B) The prosecutor
C) The jury
D) The defense attorney

Accepted Answer

The jury decides whether the police actions would have induced a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime when entrapment evidence is presented at trial. This is because it involves assessing the conduct and its impact on the defendant's decision-making, which is typically a question of fact for the jury to determine.

Question 9

Who has the burden of proving that entrapment occurred?
A) The defendant
B) The police
C) The prosecutor
D) The victim

Accepted Answer

The defendant has the burden of proving that entrapment occurred. This means the defendant must show that they were induced or persuaded by law enforcement to commit a crime they otherwise would not have committed.

Question 10

A person entrapped is guilty of a criminal offense.

Accepted Answer

Entrapment occurs when law enforcement officers induce a person to commit a crime they would not have otherwise committed. If proven, entrapment can be used as a defense to absolve the person from criminal liability for that offense.

Question 11

The entrapment test that courts use is typically determined by the criminal code.

Accepted Answer

The entrapment test that courts use is typically determined by the common law, not the criminal code.

Question 12

The objective test holds that entrapment exists only if the accused had no predisposition to commit the offense but did so because of inducement by a government agent.

Accepted Answer

The objective test for entrapment focuses on the government agent's actions and whether they would have induced a normally law-abiding person to commit the crime, not on the accused's predisposition to commit the offense. The definition provided describes the subjective test, which does consider the accused's predisposition.

Question 13

Implanting in defendant's mind the desire to commit a criminal act leads to a valid entrapment defense.

Accepted Answer

Entrapment occurs when law enforcement officials induce a person to commit a crime that they would otherwise have been unlikely to commit. If it can be shown that the defendant was not predisposed to commit the crime and that the desire to commit the crime was implanted in their mind by law enforcement, then it can lead to a valid entrapment defense.

Question 14

Merely affording opportunities or facilities for the commission of the act does not lead to a valid entrapment defense.

Accepted Answer

Entrapment occurs when law enforcement induces a person to commit a crime they would not have otherwise committed. Merely providing opportunities or facilities does not constitute inducement and therefore does not support a valid entrapment defense.

Question 15

Supplying one of the necessary ingredients for the manufacture of a prohibited drug constitutes entrapment.

Accepted Answer

Supplying one of the necessary ingredients for the manufacture of a prohibited drug does not constitute entrapment; entrapment refers to law enforcement inducing a person to commit a crime they would not have otherwise committed, not merely providing the means or opportunity.

Question 16

There is entrapment when a government informant supplies heroin to a suspect who is predisposed to commit the crime.

Accepted Answer

Entrapment occurs when law enforcement or their agents induce a person to commit a crime they would not have otherwise committed. If the suspect is predisposed to commit the crime, supplying them with means does not constitute entrapment.

Quiz 22: Entrapment

Which of the following best describes entrapment?

Entrapment is defined as the actions of government officials with the goal of ________ to induce a person to commit a crime that was not contemplated by the person.

The ________ entrapment test focuses on a defendant's predisposition, and holds that entrapment exists only if the accused had no predisposition to commit the offense but did so because of inducement by the government agent.

The ________ entrapment test focuses on the conduct of the government agent by asking: Were the activities of the government agent so instigative that they could well have induced an innocent person to commit the crime?

In which of the following decisions did the Court rule that there is entrapment if the government induces an individual to commit a crime that he or she otherwise would not have committed?

The current ________ view on the entrapment defense rejects the predisposition test and focuses solely on the conduct of the government. If the conduct of the government is outrageous, the accused is entitled to the entrapment defense.

The factual issue of whether the defendant was actually entrapped is a question of , not a question of .

If entrapment evidence is brought into trial, who decides whether police actions would have induced a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime?

Who has the burden of proving that entrapment occurred?