Question

Which excuse defense has these three key requirements: that the defendant has the burden of convincing the jury of the defense, that the inducement must come from a government agency and not a private individual, and that the defendant cannot be predisposed to commit the offense?

Option 1: Insanity
Option 2: Entrapment
Option 3: Duress
Option 4: Involuntary intoxication

Answer 1

The defense with key requirements that the defendant must convince the jury, must show inducement by a government agency, and not be predisposed to the offense, is entrapment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excuse defense that has the three key requirements of the defendant convincing the jury of the defense, inducement coming from a government agency and not a private individual, and the defendant not being predisposed to commit the offense, is entrapment. Entrapment occurs when a law enforcement officer or agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit. If accused of a crime and claiming entrapment, the defendant has the burden to prove that they were not predisposed to commit the crime and that the government agency induced them to do it.