Entrapment As A Defense In Kansas And Missouri

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Entrapment is a defense available to defendants as a remedy for over-zealous prosecutions.  The defense is defined slightly differently in Kansas and Missouri.  In Missouri, entrapment is defined in R.SMo Section 562.066:

1.  The commission of acts which would otherwise constitute an offense is not criminal if the actor engaged in the prescribed conduct because he was entrapped by a law enforcement officer or a person acting in cooperation with such an officer.

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