Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Presiding Judge.
1. “The defense of entrapment is not successful when the conduct of investigating officers toward the accused would not likely have enticed into crime an unwary innocent who would otherwise have struggled with himself and resisted ordinary temptations, but would be likely to induce only those ready and willing to commit a crime.” Merritt v. State, 110 Ga. App. 150 (137 SE2d 917).
2. The trial court did not err in charging the jury that the defendant was not required to make a statement and that his failure to make a statement was not to be held against him. See Hillman…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Merritt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Cooper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Hillman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Duke v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. KimballSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
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- Butts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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