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5-2-209. Entrapment.
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5-2-209. Entrapment.
(a) It is an affirmative defense that the defendant was entrapped into committing an offense.
(b)(1) Entrapment occurs when a law enforcement officer or any person acting in cooperation with a law enforcement officer induces the commission of an offense by using persuasion or other means likely to cause a normally law-abiding person to commit the offense.
(2) Conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-2-209
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5-2-209. Entrapment.
(a) It is an affirmative defense that the defendant was entrapped into committing an offense.
(b)(1) Entrapment occurs when a law enforcement officer or any person acting in cooperation with a law enforcement officer induces the commission of an offense by using persuasion or other means likely to cause a normally law-abiding person to commit the offense.
(2) Conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment.
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