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RSA 626:5 · Entrapment

626:5 Entrapment. – It is an affirmative defense that the actor committed the offense because he was induced or encouraged to do so by a law enforcement official or by a person acting in cooperation with a law enforcement official, for the purpose of obtaining evidence against him and when the methods used to obtain such evidence were such as to create a substantial risk that the offense would be committed by a person not otherwise disposed to commit it. However, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment. Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.

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Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.

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  • 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973

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