Rafe stops Leslie on a busy street and offers to sell her an expensive wristwatch for next to nothing. After some questioning by Leslie, Rafe admits that the watch is stolen. Leslie pays for and takes the watch. Rafe is an undercover police officer, who then arrests her for the crime of receiving stolen property. Which of the following inquiries will be most critical in determining whether she has a valid defense of entrapment?
a. Did she know that what she did was a crime?
b. Did Rafe threaten her or use force to get her to make the purchase?
c. Was she predisposed to commit the crime, or did he plant the idea in her mind and then supply her with the opportunity?
d. Did she understand the nature and the consequences of her action?
Democracies must respect people's constitutional rights, not take into account public attitudes toward dealing with crime
A. True
B. False
Scott awoke to find a man prowling in his home. Scott took his loaded gun from his nightstand and confronted the man, asking him to leave. Instead, the man lunged at Scott and Scott shot him. What kind of defense would Scott offer at trial?
a. Whether he had a reasonable opportunity to escape the threatened harm
b. Whether he entertained a well-grounded fear that the threat would be carried out
c. Whether there was an immediate threat made of death or serious bodily injury
d. Whether the codefendant entrapped him by providing the idea and opportunity to commit the crime
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