Entrapment is a possible defense in any criminal case where the police induce a person to commit a crime. In Indiana, entrapment is a defense to a crime when: a.) the criminal act was the product of police persuasion likely to cause the person to engage in criminal conduct; and b.) the person was not predisposed to commit the offense. The typical entrapment case involves police officers working undercover, or using confidential informants, to induce otherwise law-abiding people into violating the law.
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