1. Juan, an undercover police officer, stops Kristen on a busy street and offers to sell her an expensive wristwatch for a fraction of its value. After some questioning by Kristen, Juan admits that the watch is stolen property, although he says he was not the thief. Kristen pays for and receives the wristwatch. Juan then arrests her for the crime of receiving stolen property. At trial, Kristen contends that she was a victim of entrapment. Will this defense be successful?
The issue is Kristen contends that she was victim of entrapment. Entrapment is where a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unwilling to commit. The defense of entrapment will not be successful because she didn’t know Juan was an undercover cop so she would have bought the watch anyway
1. Juan, an undercover police officer, stops Kristen on a busy street and offers to sell...