Byrd v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Eddie Byrd was tried before a jury and convicted of one count of sale of cocaine. He appeals from his conviction, asserting two related enumerations of error.

1. Byrd contends that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on his sole defense of entrapment. “In Georgia, the entrapment defense consists of three distinct elements: (1) the idea for the commission of the crime must originate with the state agent; (2) the crime must be induced by the agent’s undue persuasion, incitement, or deceit; and (3) the defendant must not be predisposed to commit the crime. Under…