Moreland v. State

OPINION

Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of one count of larceny from the person. On appeal, he contends that his conviction cannot stand because he was entrapped into committing the larceny. We agree.

The undisputed evidence presented at appellant’s trial established that appellant was arrested by four police officers who were conducting a “decoy operation” in downtown Las Vegas. On the evening of appellant’s arrest, one of the police officers disguised himself as a vagrant. The officer, sitting on the ground and leaning against a palm tree, pretended to be intoxicated or…