Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 3. DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS · Article 2. JUSTIFICATION AND EXCUSE

16-3-25. Entrapment.

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A person is not guilty of a crime if, by entrapment, his conduct is induced or solicited by a government officer or employee, or agent of either, for the purpose of obtaining evidence to be used in prosecuting the person for commission of the crime. Entrapment exists where the idea and intention of the commission of the crime originated with a government officer or employee, or with an agent of either, and he, by undue persuasion, incitement, or deceitful means, induced the accused to commit the act which the accused would not have committed except for the conduct of such officer.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 26-905, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.

Law reviews

For note, ‘‘Notice Requirements and the Entrapment Defense Under the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act’’ in light of Schaffer v. State Bd. of Veterinary Medicine, 143 Ga. App. 68, 237 S.E.2d 510 (1977), see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 347 (1978).

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Text read from t16-ch1-6-(v14)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V14, 2019 edition, pages 330 to 331; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7e331f0ca7d3.