Commonwealth v. Weiskerger

When one agrees to commit a crime, and does, he may argue that he was induced to do so by prosecuting authori*314ties. How one may proceed with such argument is the primary issue in this case.

Entrapment is the inducement of the commission of a criminal offense by one who would not have done so but for the deception, persuasion, or fraud of law enforcement officers or their agents. The defense was not known at common law, but in one form or another has been universally accepted by the states through judicial decision and legislation. It is an affirmative or positive defense, in the nature of…