Voirol v. State

YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Appellant-defendant Ron Voirol was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance. His appeal urges that he was entrapped as a matter of law (insufficient evidence of predisposition) and that the trial court erred in instructing the jury. Because we reverse, we reach only the first of these issues.

Indiana has in effect a statute codifying the common law of entrapment. Ind.Code 35-41-3-9 provides(a) It is a defense that:(1) the prohibited conduct of the person was the product of a law enforcement officer, or his agent, using persuasion or other means likely to cause the…