People v. McIntire

Opinion

MOSK, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on charges of possessing marijuana'for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11360, subd. (a).) She claims the trial court erred in rejecting evidence offered to establish a defense of entrapment and in refusing to instruct the jury on such defense.

We recently reviewed the entrapment doctrine in People v. Barraza (1979) ante, page 675 [153 Cal.Rptr. 459, 591 P.2d 947], and emphasized the deterrent purpose of the defense articulated in People v. Benford (1959) 53 Cal.2d 1, 9 [345 P.2d 928]: “California has recognized the defense for reasons…