Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-2-209 — Entrapment
Arkansas·Title 5
(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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Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 209; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-209.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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