Legal Opinion

Huskey v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 1, 1976No. 52646PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. "Entrapment exists where the idea and the intention to commit the act originate with a police officer, who, by undue persuasion and deceitful means, induces the defendant to violate the law. But there is no entrapment where the officer merely furnishes an opportunity to a defendant who is ready to commit the offense.” Hill v. State, 225 Ga. 117, 119 (166 SE2d 338). "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…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Merritt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  2. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. RoyalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Marshall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Roden v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Meadows v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Philmore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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