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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 52.400

Entrapment

activein force · 2025-10-01 – presentcompiled-edition

Entrapment is the origination and planning of a crime by an officer of the law and his

procurement of its commission by one who would not have committed it except for the trickery,

persuasion or fraud of the officer. Where a person intends to and does commit the crime, the fact

that officers of the law provided a favorable opportunity for, aided or encouraged the commission

of the crime is not entrapment.

If you believe:

(1) That the defendant had no previous intent or purpose to commit the crime; and

(2) That an officer of the law, directly or through his agents, originated in the mind of the

defendant the idea to commit the crime; and

(3) That an officer of the law, directly or through his agents, caused the defendant to commit the

crime by trickery, persuasion or fraud,

then you shall find the defendant not guilty even though you may believe from the evidence that

he consented to the commission of the crime.

History

Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.

Provenance

Source: vacourts.gov
Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Edition: crim-2025-10-01
Content hash: e355204fa203d5328576250d81e38969d33399e730729a1bae0807a7bd58cc2a

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