Connecticut · Connecticut General Statutes — Title 53a, Penal Code

Conn. Gen. Stat. (Title 53a) § 53a-15: Entrapment as defense

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

Entrapment is a legal defense allowing defendants to claim they committed a crime only because a government official or their agent induced them to do so for prosecution purposes, and they would not have committed the act otherwise.

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